Dinamo defeat Qarabag 5-0 (on aggregate) and will now play amongst Europe’s elite in the newly revamped 36-team tournament.
Sometimes the rich get richer. And Wednesday night in Azerbaijan — barring an epic collapse — Dinamo Zagreb will do exactly just that. Dinamo currently hold a 3-goal (to aggregate) lead on Qarabag going into their 2nd leg fixture. Should Dinamo handle business, they would not only qualify for the new 36-team Champions League “league phase, but they will also receive a saucy $20 million check from UEFA for their qualification, per GiveMeSport.
That is monumental money compared to other clubs in the Croatian HNL and should keep Dinamo at the top of the mountain no matter what moves Hajduk or Rijeka make. Hajduk can’t beat the 5th best side from Slovakia. Dinamo will be playing amongst Europe’s elite this Fall. A nice chunk of cash never hurts either. All of this comes after Dinamo sold superstars Livaković, Šutalo, Gvardiol, and Elmo over the past few seasons.
I think the 2nd leg ends 2-2 and Dinamo easily qualify for Champions League.
What is your prediction for this match?
What channel are the U21 matches next week being shown on ?
Also, best idea to record the game (in order to watch later on) or where will be able to watch the full match replay (after the fact)
To watch U21 you need to have access to Max TV. All the U21 matches so far have been LIVE on Max TV 1. Reply is shown 4 hours later on the same channel.
Thank you Mart !
Pjaca looked really good today. I’m not sure why Dalić doesn’t give him a chance. I was really pumped about Kulenivić, but I didn’t think he was very good today.
Volim te Dinamooooooo!
Dinamo playing well and leading 2 – 0 with 15 minutes left. Great goal by Pjaca, however bad news with Baturina leaving the field mid-way through the second half with what looked like a groin injury.
I wonder what Dalic is thinking after the Pjaca goal?
Zlatko Dalic – “winger?….why would I need to play a winger”
4-0 at HT
Bring on noa milic for 2nd half
Oh what can’t he’s not on the bench
Genius
Mamic must be fuming (wherever he is) at dumb biz decision
Why is noa mikic not on the bench ?
He came on 5+ min last game
If game out of reach by 60 – u give him 30 min – against unmotivated / tired legs
He makes a couple nice plays / runs etc – add it to his highlights comp – can make statement he got first CL cap at 17, etc
Ironically, the transfer fee (incl future $ from sell on clause) of properly managing exposure of a player like noa mikic can far outweigh the 20m from qualifying (see Dani olmo) – but not even saying that – saying to do both parallel
Yup Anon. Noah Mikic should have played today. Not sure about that decision.
Qarabag can’t be underestimated. This should be a very entertaining match.
Terrible club from top to bottom. Not worth the podcast.
You would think that 3 – 0 is enough for Dinamo to win on aggregate ? however with the travelling, different time zone, temp expected around 35 deg. C and high humidity it won’t be easy.
It would be great if they could win or even get a draw ? I’m predicting that Dinamo will lose 2 – 1.
Reports coming out that Fiorentina are offering 14M€ for Baturina. Apparently dinamo are looking for 20M€ which in my opinion would still be low. I think if they hold him for one more season you’re looking at 30M€+ next summer plus you get to keep him for UCL (baring any collapse). I’d also like to see baturina go to a team like Leipzig or Dortmund