Dynamo Kyiv face Napoli at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in the Champions League on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
Dynamo Kyiv won their second straight Ukrainian Premier League title and will open their Champions League campaign with plenty of confidence at home. In their last 12 European matches at home, Dynamo Kyiv have only lost once, to Manchester City, and in Andriy Yarmolenko they have a genuinely dangerous playmaker. They sit second in the Ukrainian Premier League after seven games, but have drawn and lost their past two matches.
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The big story for Napoli over the summer was the departure of star forward Gonzalo Higuain, who broke Serie A’s scoring record the season before. Still, this remains a very strong team. In their first three league games of the season, Napoli have scored nine goals, including four against AC Milan. They have also conceded four, but it is often easier to fix a leaky backline than to conjure up goals out of thin air.
The Champions League match between Dynamo Kyiv and Napoli will be broadcast online only. Live streaming is available on Fox Soccer 2GO and ESPN3, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions, either online or through their mobile app.
Date: Tuesday, September 13
Start time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Location: Kiev, Ukraine
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
TV Info: Online only
Live Stream: Fox Soccer 2GO, ESPN3
The other two teams in Group B are Benfica and Besiktas, neither of whom are exactly European powerhouses. This looks like one of the more wide open groups in the tournament, so both teams will be desperate to get off to a quick start. Dynamo Kiev will be confident given their home record, but Napoli are probably slight favorites.