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Dinamo faces tough draw in Europa League with giants like Modrić's Real Madrid looming
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Dinamo faces tough draw in Europa League with giants like Modrić's Real Madrid looming

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Dinamo Zagreb failed to qualify for the Champions League after a 3-1 loss to Viking in their playoff second leg, following a 2-2 draw in the first match.
  • The team will compete in the Europa League group stage, with the draw scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m.
  • Several prominent clubs, including Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Milan, and Real Sociedad, are among the potential opponents for Dinamo.

Dinamo Zagreb will not be participating in the Champions League for the tenth time in its history. The Croatian club was defeated 3-1 by Norwegian side Viking in the second leg of their playoff tie, after a 2-2 draw in the first match in Zagreb. This means Dinamo will compete in the Europa League group stage for another season.

The draw for the Europa League group stage will take place on Friday at 1 p.m. Dinamo will learn its opponents then. Norwegian football will have two representatives in the Champions League this season, with Bodo Glimt also qualifying.

Potential opponents for Dinamo include strong clubs such as Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, and Olympique Marseille. Other teams in the mix are Union St. Gilloise, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Sturm, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Celta Vigo, Hoffenheim, Torrense, Hapoel Be‘er Sheva, NEC Nijmegen, Levski, and Lyon.

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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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