On August 17, FC Dynamo Kyiv lost against SL Benfica in the Champions League qualification play-off round first leg (0:2). Check out some interesting statistics.
- Dynamo interrupted their Champions League winning streak that lasted 3 games, goal difference – 5:2.
- Dynamo played their 405th euro cups match which is a record for Ukrainian clubs: +173=101-131, goal difference – 590:470.
- Dynamo 25th euro cups match against a Portuguese club: +7=6-12, goal difference – 23:33, and the 7th against Benfica: +1=1-5, goal difference – 1:12.
- Dynamo goalless streak against Benfica is on since November 27 1991 (!). It lasts 599 minutes already.
- 60th home defeat in the Champions League/Cup for a Ukrainian club and the 37th for Dynamo.
- Viktor Tsyhankov made his 53rd appearance as Dynamo captain with 8 of those in euro cups. Thus he’s made it into the top 10 of Dynamo skippers in international competitions (since Ukraine became independent).
- Tomasz Kedziora made his 185th appearance for Dynamo: 55 – euro cups, 116 – UPL, 10 – Ukrainian Cup, 4 – Ukrainian Super Cup.
- Olexandr Karavayev made his 105th appearance for Dynamo: 26 – euro cups, 69 – UPL, 7 – Ukrainian Cup, 3 – Ukrainian Super Cup.
- Volodymyr Shepelev made his 45th euro cups appearance for Dynamo, Heorhiy Bushchan – 30th, Denys Popov – 15th.
- Olexandr Syrota made his 40th appearance for Dynamo: 11 – euro cups, 24 – UPL, 3 – Ukrainian Cup, 2 – Ukrainian Super Cup.
- 18-year-old Anton Tsarenko made his debut for Dynamo and became the 289th Kyiv side player to take the field in euro cups starting with 1965.
- Dynamo suffered 0:2 defeat in euro cups for the 23rd time with 9 of those at home (or technically home) ground.
- Dynamo 15th defeat in all competitions under the charge of Mircea Lucescu (in the 74th game).
- Referee Felix Zwayer (Germany) was the official of Dynamo euro cups match for the 2nd time: one win and one defeat.
