Sheriff Tiraspol take on the visitors Zrinjski in the second leg of round of 16 in UEFA Champions League qualification. First leg result: 0-0. The match will be played on Tuesday, July 12th at Sheriff small Arena (Tiraspol).
Sheriff set the highest bar a year ago. The "Yellow-Blacks" were and remain the strongest team in the Moldavian championship. In the spring, it turned out to take the 20th national "gold". And at the same time, it turned out to win the 11th Cup of the country. But, most importantly, a year ago, under the leadership of Yuriy Vernidub, they achieved by far the best success in the Champions League. Moldovans (without local players in the squad, however) were able to qualify to group stage, eliminating Crvena Zvezda and Dynamo (Zagreb). Having advanced to the group stage, the debutant took 4 points with Shakhtar and even defeated Real Madrid in Madrid. This was enough for the passage from 3rd place in the playoffs of the Europa League. There, the “wasps” won against Braga, but in the end allowed the Portuguese to squeeze out the overall success. Now the coach has changed, and Stepan Tomas actually made his debut on Wednesday in Bosnia.
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Zrinjski was able to regain the championship title in the spring. The "Nobles" do not have in their country the status of an unconditional grandee, which the Sheriff has in Moldova. But still quite often it is possible to get hold of another trophy. According to the results of the last draw, it was possible to return to the 1st place, and this is already the 7th championship title for the representative of Mostar. But in European competition, the Bosnians start quite regularly. They missed the last draw, but in 2020, Zrinjski was able to pass not only Differdange in the qualification of the Europa League, but also, in Ljubljana in extra time, Olympia. And even with APOEL it turned out to be a real struggle, reducing the meetings to aggregate 2-2. And only in the penalty shootout did the Cypriots go further. In the new cycle, the Bosnians, even at home, started cautiously, and it is not surprising that in Mostar everything ended in a goalless draw.
Sheriff is quite active in the international arena. And even played in Bosnia before. But with Zrinski they played for the first time last week. Sheriff is perhaps weaker than a year ago but they have to deal with Zrinjski at home - we bet on the victory of the champion of Moldova.
Prediction for the match: Sheriff to win.
