Dinamo Thrash Saburtalo, Get Hungarian Champs Next
July 31, 2019
Dinamo Zagreb took care of business Tuesday night; defeating Georgian champions Saburtalo 3-0 (5-0 agg) to move onto the Champions League third qualifying round. The reigning Croatian champs will now take on Hungarian side Ferencvaros in the next round with the 1st leg at Maksimir August 7th or 8th. Ferencvaros defeated Valletta – a club from Malta – which isn’t saying much – unless you’re Hajduk of course.
In the second leg vs. Saburtalo, both sides entered halftime scoreless with Dinamo nailing down the coffin in the second half with goals from Oršić, Petković, and Olmo all in the last 15 minutes of the match.
Dinamo are on another promising course this season as they will be the favorites against the Hungarians. Last year, Dinamo made it all the way to the Europa League round of 16. It could happen again this year – but the perennial question must be asked – is it better for Dinamo to play in Champions League or Europa League?