Dudelange take on the visitors Pyunik Yerevan in the second leg of UEFA Champions League qualification quarterfinals. First leg result: 1-0. The match will be played on Tuesday, July 26th at Stade Jos Nosbaum (Dudelange).
Dudelange, also known as “F-91”, was created 3 decades ago, in 1991 (although not from scratch - 3 quite successful teams merged at once). But, having won his first league title at the end of the century, they have become the flagship of Luxembourg football. They managed to take “gold” in the spring for the 16th time. And after a pause: the previous success was dated 2019, when another “double” was issued. There are certain successes in the international arena. In 2018, it was possible to break into the Europa League the group stage. And next season they even won at that level! It was, however, the last more or less serious success. In 2021, the Luxembourgers were knocked out by their first opponent, Bohemians. But now “Dudelange” so far shows one hundred percent statistics. First, “Tirana” was knocked out. At home, the only goal was scored by Hassan, in Albania, at first 2 goals were scored, and only then they allowed the opponent to score the goal of prestige. Yes, and from Yerevan it turned out to take the victory due to the only goal from the penalty spot of Hadji.
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Pyunik were founded already at the time of independence, in 1992. They had managed to take the championship title right away, and now a dozen and a half such trophies have already been taken. True, there was an unpleasant lull, when after 2015 they could not take either the “gold” medals or the cup. And only with the arrival of Yeghishe Melikyan as a coach, they managed to win back positions. In a very difficult fight, it turned out to outperform “Ararat-Armenia” by 1 point. Moreover, the Armenians have already managed to pleasantly surprise in the Champions League. They came across a very difficult first opponent, the CFR Cluj. At home, in Yerevan, against Dan Petrescu's wards, it was possible to maintain a goalless draw only due to the dedication of the defense and the courage of the goalkeeper, Yurchenko. In Cluj, Zoran Gajic suddenly became a hero. Serbian experienced defender scored in the 89th and 119th minutes. And then the Romanians were knocked out in a penalty shootout. But now Pyunik won't have enough away draws – they need to win on the road. It will be interesting to see how Araz Ozbiliz and the company will play in such conditions.
Both clubs are the football flagships of their countries, only Dudelange, let alone Pyunik, almost never stay in European competitions. So it's not surprising that the teams didn't cross paths until last week. Pyunik will try, but it is unlikely that Dudelange will repeat the mistake of CFR. And the draw is not enough for the Armenians, they need to win, which means that they need to attack and score.
Prediction for the match: Dudelange to win.
