One goal up, Kyiv coming to Toumba Thursday
Your team carries a 3–2 lead into the second leg against Dynamo Kyiv at Toumba Stadium on Thursday (1) (3). The first leg in Lublin, Poland, went your way, and now the tie comes home for the decisive night. The winner advances in Europa League qualifying.
Dynamo Kyiv are falling apart
The injuries are stacking up for Kyiv. Kostiantyn Vivcharenko underwent knee surgery and will miss the match long-term (2). Vladyslav Kabayev is training at reduced intensity and admitted he will not be at full pace until after this tie. "I've only been training two days, not yet at full intensity. I think I'll be at full pace after the second match against PAOK," Kabayev said (2). On top of that, Osipenko, Salenko, Sirota, Popov, and Zakharchenko are all on the injury list (2). Seven first-team players missing or not fully fit.
Polish referee Sylwestrak gets the whistle
UEFA has appointed Sylwestrak, a Polish official, to handle Thursday's second leg at Toumba (3). A neutral appointment, no prior PAOK history flagged.
