The draw for the knockout stage for the round of 16 of the Europa League was held in Nyon.
Dinamo will continue its journey in Europe against the Belgian side Genka. The first match is played in Thursday, February 19and in return a week later. Dinamo already knows that they will play the first game at home and the second away.
Let’s remind you, Dinamo was defeated yesterday in Denmark by Midtjylland with a score of 0:2, but still managed to win a place in the knockout phase of the Europa League in the drama. Dinamo finished the league stage of the Europa League in 23rd place, and now its opponent in the battle for the round of 16 is known.
All Europa League playoff pairings:
- Ludogorets (Bulgaria) – Ferencváros (Hungary)
- Panathinaikos (Greece) – Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic)
- GNK Dinamo (Croatia) – Genk (Belgium)
- PAOK (Greece) – Celta Vigo (Spain)
- Celtic (Scotland) – Stuttgart (Germany)
- Fenerbahce (Turkey) – Nottingham Forest (England)
- Brann (Norway) – Bologna (Italy)
- Lille (France) – Red Star (Serbia)
Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma advanced directly to the round of 16.
Genk finished ninth in the Europa League table with 16 points. In Europe, he beat Malmö, Basel, Utrecht, Braga and Rangers. He drew with Betis and lost to Ferencvaros and Midtylland.
According to Transfermarkt, the team is worth 143 million euros, more than twice as much as Dinamo (61 million euros), however, significantly less than Bologna (289 million euros), which Dinamo avoided in this draw.
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