Philippe Clement’s side travel to Poland to take on the Ukrainian giants and there’s millions of pounds on the line
There is a potential £40million up for grabs if you qualify for the Champions League group stage. And the prestige of eight glamour ties against the top club sides in Europe. But for Dynamo Kyiv coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi - it’s about much more than that. The Ukrainians take on Rangers in the first-leg of their third round qualifying tie. Shovkovskyi’s team have been forced to play their games in Poland due to the ongoing conflict in their homeland.
Our fighters protect our homes, they do everything possible so that football, as an art, does not disappear in our country. So to have this opportunity to deliver some positive moments to those who fight for our freedom, for our independence, it's something really very important for us. It’s something invaluable and we're happy we can do that. We want to give them pleasant emotions, because they really lack them now.
The Olympics taking place in Paris now, and the performances of our Olympians, the medals they have won - it adds faith that despite all these setbacks and the war in Ukraine, we can go through this stage, overcome it, withstand it and win. We want to give positive emotions to our brave soldiers and even to ordinary people because it's a very difficult moment. We do not separate ourselves from the Ukrainian people, from the Ukrainian nation.
“Obviously we cannot play in our home city, with our home crowd. So we are really grateful to all the people who come here to support us.
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