Dynamo Kyiv manager Mircea Lucescu identified the main reason for his team’s failure in the Europa League group stage:
“We have started very well this season, beating Fenerbahce and Sturm in the Champions League qualifiers. It was already difficult to face Benfica because we started moving between Ukraine and Poland twice a week. It had a big impact, because there wasn’t one. permanent place for training and no stadium When we started playing simultaneously in the Ukrainian league and in the Europa League, it became impossible to control the situation.
We will now return to Ukraine and start playing the league as usual, playing home games in Kiev. Therefore, there will be no problems with constant movement. Too bad we finished last in the Europa League group. In my opinion, we do not deserve such a result. In other circumstances, we could have achieved a more positive result. “
