2024-07-31 10:12:09
Besides having a comfortable lead after the first match of preliminary round II of the Champions League 2:0 against “Dynamo” (Minsk), history is also on the side of the native hegemon “Ludogorets”. The residents of Razgrad visit their opponent tonight in the second leg. However, the match will be played in Hungary due to the sanctions imposed by UEFA in connection with Belarus’ support for Russia in the military operations in Ukraine.
It turns out that “Ludogorets” has never lost to a Belarusian team in its existence. And there are only victories. So far, the 13-time champions of Bulgaria have faced teams from the former Soviet republic 3 times. And they have so much success.
In 2020, the native hegemon beat Dynamo (Brest) 2:0 in the playoff for the Europa League, which, due to the coronavirus pandemic, was in one game. The following season, the people of Razgrad again faced a Belarusian team – “Shakhtar” (Soligorsk), in the first round of the Champions League. In both meetings, the Bulgarian mastodon won 1:0.
If “Ludogorets” eliminates the Belarusian team, this means that the Bulgarian champion will 100% guarantee participation until the end of the year in Europe.
The winner of the pair “Ludogorets” – “Dynamo” will most likely face “Karabakh”. The team from Azerbaijan beat the Gibraltar champion Lincoln Red Imps 2:0 as a guest.