Partizan is home to Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday (8pm CET kick-off) for a UEFA CL round 2 qualifier return leg. Our team lost first leg 6-2.
TEAM NEWS
Marko Zivkovic (knee surgery) is out for a long spell. Kervin Arriaga is a doubt.
Partizan boss Aleksandar Stanojevic ahead of Dynamo home:
-After poor first leg display, we`ll enter tomorrow`s game with intention to improve our performance. We are at fault for the heavy away defeat, now we have to battle to fix things a bit. Any European encounter is important for Serbian football and club coefficient, so we`ll come out of the tunnel very charged.
You can always hope, but the reality is different, especially as there will be no true home support. You never know what can happen if you score an early goal but it`s really important for us to show true spirit and how one should fight for this black-and-white shirt.
I would love to see us play much better upfront. I`m not worried about our defensive lines, we`ll get to the real level there. I want to us to be dangerous, to create opportunities and reach opponent`s box more. There will be changes in the starting line-up compared to the first leg. Some boys need to add to their efforts while some player`s performance in a recent domestic league game could lead to their start.
Dynamo is high quality team with excellent players. They didn`t start their domestic league yet so I expect them to come out in a best possible line-up.
Honestly, I`m thinking about my team only, how we can be better. This is our chance to show what we are capable of on European scene at this particular moment.
I wouldn`t want to comment on non-football things. We had no problems away in Lublin. I did see some statements from them but I`m not interested in it. Partizan and our fans have paternal relations with CSKA Moscow for decades, it`s about sport and nothing else will be our motivation when we play Dynamo tomorrow.
