Sheriff Tiraspol take on the visitors Viktoria Plzen in the first leg of UEFA Champions League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 2nd at Stadionul Zimbru (Chişinău).
Last season the “yellow-blacks” managed to rewrite their own history of performances in European competitions. This is the debut appearance in the group stage of the Champions League. And, according to its results in the form of 3rd place, a passage to the playoffs of the Europa League for the first time. But all this was under the previous mentor, Vernidub. The Ukrainian was replaced by the Croat Thomas, and so far he has managed to achieve, if not a bright spectacle, then at least a decent result. Both previous opponents in the qualification of the Champions League were passed by the Moldavian giants according to an identical scenario. First on the road the match ended in a goalless draw. Then followed by home leg (the opponents are hosted in Chisinau), and a minimal victory. And with "Zrinjski" everything was decided by an own goal. And with "Maribor" Jansane opened the scoring only in the 88th minute.
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Viktoria Plzen regained the league title following the results of the last draw. Quite unexpectedly, it turned out to bypass everyone, even the undisputed favorite of recent years, Slavia Prague. For now, the Champions League is the priority. There, the Czechs made it to the main round a couple of times. So far, the wards of Michal Bilek have done well there. They started from the previous round and won both matches with a solid HJK. The fact that they had a stable, real game practice did not help the Finns, and Plzen had just come out of the holidays - already in Helsinki the Czechs won 2-1. And in their native Plzen this week they simply trampled on the visitors from Scandinavia. The score was opened already in the 11th minute, by the end of half an hour it was already 3-0, and in the end the team scored 5 unanswered goals to the opponent. But now they are waiting for a voyage to a more experienced opponent.
Viktoria Plzen do not break into European competitions so often. So for the first time in her history she comes to play at Sheriff Tiraspol this Tuesday. Bookmakers believe that in Chisinau the teams will have approximately equal chances for final success. The Moldovans are given an advantage at all, however, minimally, taking into account the venue. But Victoria impressed more in the last round, so we bet on the visitors with a 0 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Viktoria Plzen to win with 0.0 handicap
