Lucescu on Pirlo, Dynamo and the Champions League

At 75, Romanian trainer Mircea Lucescu is coming again into the UEFA Champions League as trainer of Dynamo Kyiv. His first activity will likely be to tackle a Juventus aspect coached by means of Andrea Pirlo, who made his taking part in debut as a 16-year-old below Lucescu 25 years in the past.A Champions League trainer with Inter Milan, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Shakhtar Donetsk earlier than he got here to Dynamo, he spoke to UEFA.com about what helps to keep him motivated. On Juventus trainer Andrea Pirlo

Nice eliminate Ajax, Young Boys upset Dynamo Kyiv

Nice eliminate Ajax, Young Boys upset Dynamo Kyiv

THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND SECOND LEGSLeague routeAjax 2-2 Nice (agg: 3-3, Nice win on away goals)CSKA Moskva 1-0 AEK (agg: 3-0)İstanbul Başakşehir 2-0 Club Brugge (agg: 5-3)Plzeň 1-4 FCSB (agg: 3-6)Young Boys 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 3-3, YB win on away goals ) Champions routeAPOEL 4-0 Viitorul (agg: 4-1)BATE 2-1 Slavia Praha (agg: 2-2, Slavia win on away goals)FH 0-1 Maribor (agg: 0-2)København 4-1 Vardar (agg: 4-2)Legia Warszawa 1-0 Astana (agg: 2-3)Ludogorets 3-1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (agg: 3-3, Beer-Sheva win on away goals )

Dynamo and Benfica in need of victory

Dynamo and Benfica in need of victory

With just one point from their first two fixtures, both FC Dynamo Kyiv and SL Benfica are desperate for a first victory to strengthen their challenge in Group B.• Should another draw ensue, and SSC Napoli beat Beşiktaş JK, then the Italian side will become the first ever to qualify with three games remaining. Previous meetings• The sides have met once before, in the 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup group stage when Dynamo won 1-0 at home. Nineteen-year-old Rui Costa came on as a substitute for Benfica.• The line-ups in Kyiv on 27 November 1991 were:Dynamo:< ... UEFA.com - News

Revolution Blank Dynamo With 2-0 Win After Lengthy Weather Delays In Foxboro

FOXBORO, Mass. — Jose Goncalves and Juan Agudelo scored second-half goals after long weather delays, and the New England Revolution beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 in a game that ended early Sunday. Goncalves opened the scoring for the Revs (9-9-7) in the 69th minute, smashing home a right-footed shot after the Dynamo (6-9-7) failed to clear Lee Nguyen’s corner kick. Agudelo iced it with another goal in the 88th minute. Play was delayed nearly two hours in the 13th minute because of close lightning strikes and heavy downpours. The game was delayed again for about an hour during halftime. It was the first weather delay of a Revolution home game since Au...