TEAMS’ PATH
- Having finished second in the UPL last season, Dynamo started the Champions League campaign with the third qualifying round.
- Mircea Lucescu’s men defeated AZ Alkmaar at the home ground (2:0) and then outplayed KAA Gent in two-match duel (2:1 away, 3:0 at home).
Dynamo – AZ – 2:0
Goals: Rodrigues (48), Shaparenko (86)
Gent – Dynamo – 1:2
Goals: Kleindienst (41) – Supriaha (9), de Pena (79)
Dynamo – Gent – 3:0
Goals: Buialskyi (9), de Pena (36, pen.), Rodrigues (49, pen.)
- Last season Juventus won the Serie A for the ninth time in a row. Having gained 83 points they left Inter Milan one point behind.
- As far as Juventus won the Serie A last season, they start the Champions League campaign with group stage.
LINEUP CHANGES
Dynamo
- Following players have joined the team: Bohdan Liedniev (attacking midfielder), Olexandr Tymchyk (right back), Roman Vantukh (left back), Akhmed Alibekov (centre back), Gerson Rodrigues (forward), Vladyslav Supriaha (centre forward), Denys Harmash (midfielder), Tudor Baluta (supporting midfielder), Volodymyr Kostevych (left back), Clayton (forward).
- Following players have left the team: Josip Pivaric (left back), Ibrahim Kargbo (centre forward, loan move), Benito (forward, loan move), Mohammed Kadiri (supporting midfielder), Roman Vantukh (left back), Akhmed Alibekov (centre back), Serhiy Buletsa (attacking midfielder), Fran Sol (forward).
Juventus
- Following players have left the team: Miralem Pjanic (supporting midfielder), Simone Muratore (midfielder), Daniele Rugani (centre back), Douglas Costa (right winger), Gonzalo Higuain (forward), Blaise Matuidi (midfielder), Mattia De Sciglio (right back).
- Following players have joined the team: Arthur Melo (midfielder), Alvaro Morata (forward), Weston McKennie (midfielder), Federico Chiesa (forward), Stefano Gori (goalkeeper).
LINEUP ISSUES
Dynamo
Injured defenders Mykyta Burda and Olexandr Tymchyk will definitely miss the game.
Juventus
Two Italian side players have got positive COVID-19 tests results – Cristiano Ronaldo and Weston McKennie. It’s also questionable whether Aaron Ramsey, Alex Sandro and Matthijs de Ligt will take the field.
Domestic leagues start
Dynamo have played 10 games in all competitions this season. In the UPL the White-Blues share the first place with FC Vorskla Poltava having 14 points. In the Champions League qualification Mircea Lucescu’s men have outplayed two opponents. Besides they’ve defeated FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Super Cup (3:1).
Juventus have played only three Serie A fixtures so far and won one of them (two draws).
TECHNICAL DATA
FC Dynamo Kyiv – Juventus FC
October 20, 19:55, NSC Olimpiyskyi
Broadcaster – Football 1
Officials
Referee – Ovidiu Hategan
Assistant referees – Octavian Sovre, Sebastian Gheorghe
Fourth official – Sebastian Coltescu
VAR referee – Bastian Dankert, VAR assistant referee – Harm Osmers
Opposition history
1997/1998 UEFA Champions League, quarterfinal
04.03.1998. Juventus – Dynamo – 1:1
18.03.1998. Dynamo – Juventus – 1:4
2002/2003 UEFA Champions League, group stage
24.09.2002. Juventus – Dynamo – 5:0
13.11.2002. Dynamo – Juventus – 1:2
