Egnatia – Dinamo Minsk

A high-scoring confrontation will take place between the rivals in Albania.

In Albania, a return clash will take place between the local Egnatia and the Belarusian club Dynamo Minsk. The next opponent of the winner of this pair has already been determined. It will be Olimpija Ljubljana, which defeated Inter Club Escaldes with a score of 5:3 on aggregate over two matches. The first match in the Albanian-Belarusian pair was disappointing for the Minsk team. Forced to play on neutral ground, the team did not perform well. In the middle of the first half, Egnatia midfielder Lyushka scored the first goal, and shortly before the final whistle, Bakayoko doubled the lead for the nominal guests - 2:0. Statistical indicators also showed that Egnatia had the advantage over their opponent. The return match will take place on Thursday evening in the city of Rogozhina and will answer questions about the character of Dynamo's players, as well as this team's readiness to take revenge on their opponent. Bookmakers have designated the home team as the favourites for the upcoming encounter, offering odds of 2.14 for their victory. Both clubs started the European Cup season as champions of their countries. Egnatia achieved this success for the second time in its history. Last season, the team's debut in the Champions League qualification can be considered a failure. Egnatia was eliminated in the Conference League by Iceland's Vikingur already in the first round. In the following matches in the qualification of the third-ranked tournament in Europe, the Albanian club lost to Borac Banja Luka from Serbia in a penalty shootout. In the current season, Egnatia began its European campaign in a similar fashion, losing 1:5 on aggregate in the first round of Champions League qualification to Iceland's Breidablik. Now, Egnatia stands on the brink of the first qualification round advancement in its history in one of the European tournaments, but does this team have enough class to play at a high level twice in a row? Dynamo Minsk put up a fight against the experienced and more affluent Ludogorets in the Champions League qualification but was eliminated following a goal conceded in extra time. This result, compounded by failures in the championship, led to changes in the coaching staff of the team. Alexander Pavlov prepared the team for Egnatia. The Minsk club certainly does not fall short of their opponent in terms of class, as its players are well aware. We would wager that the guests will impose an aggressive attacking style on their opponent, leading to at least two goals scored against them.