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It’s safe to say, few sets of supporters anywhere on the planet have experienced the rollercoaster of emotions quite like those of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
It 2015, this relatively unknown Ukrainian club got all the way to the Europa League Final, beating Saint-Étienne, Ajax and Napoli en route.
In Warsaw though, there was no fairytale ending, beaten 3-2 by serial Europa League winners Sevilla.
Just two years later, they were relegated due to financial irregularities, before the club liquidated all-together in 2019.
Nevertheless, a phoenix club was swiftly created and, having finished third last season, this’ll be Dnipro-1′s first match in UEFA competition.
Of course, last season was far from normal in the Ukrainian Premier League with the season curtailed.
At their temporary home of Košická futbalová aréna in Slovakia, can the Ukrainian club rise to the occasion?
Opponents AEK Larnaca meantime have already enjoyed an eventful European campaign just to get this far.
First, the Cypriot side were dumped out of Champions League qualifying by Midtjylland on penalties; Omri Altman and Luís Gustavo the men to miss from 12 yards.
But, the Green-yellows did bounce back in this competition by knocking out Partizan, causing a minor upset in the process.
After a 2-1 victory at home, Ádám Gyurcsó and Imad Faraj were on target in last Thursday’s draw in Belgrade.
So, AEK Lanraca are already guaranteed to compete in a third UEFA group stage, following 2011 and 2018.
But, both clubs are desperate to remain in the Europa League, so will there be a winner in Košice?
