Badelj: Qarabağ are a good side, but we will play our own style and impose ourselves
Second leg against Qarabağ
On Wednesday, 4 November, Dinamo's juniors play the second leg of the second round of the so-called "Champions Path" in the UEFA Youth League. Their opponent is Azerbaijan's junior champion, Qarabağ.
In the first match in Baku a week ago, Dinamo came from behind to win 2-1, with goals from Benkotić and Ban. The Blues will host Qarabağ at the Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium in Zaprešić, with kick-off at 1 pm.
"It was a good match in Baku and we played well. It went the wrong way for a moment when they took the lead, and perhaps we were a little too nervous in our build-up there. However, the boys reacted superbly in the second half, and I think we absolutely deserved to turn that match around. Now we are certainly looking forward to the second leg in a better frame of mind." said Dinamo juniors head coach Milan Badelj.
A few words on Qarabağ?
"They are a good team with several exceptionally good individuals, especially going forward, so we will have to be very careful there. That said, I don't think they should be able to match us over 90 minutes if we raise the tempo a little. So we will approach the match with maximum intensity from the first minute and impose ourselves through possession."
The plan for the second leg is clear: there will be no talk of protecting the result, we are going for another win.
"The style we cultivate and the way we want to play do not depend on the result. Of course, from a tactical standpoint, when matches are decided in the last 10 to 15 minutes, we will try to be a bit more pragmatic. But in the preparation for the match itself, this is one in a series of games in which we want to play our own style and dominate through possession and aggression. It will be the same this time."
The starting eleven will be almost identical to the one that played in the first match.
"There will be one or two changes," Badelj added.
You can follow the match live and exclusively on our Dinamo + app.
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