UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS - Elbasan Thursday 23 November 2017 21.05CET (21.05 local time) KF Skënderbeu Group B - Matchday 5 FC Last updated 22/11/2017 03:50CET

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1 KF Skënderbeu - FC Dynamo Kyiv Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

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Bottom hosts top in UEFA Europa League Group B as Skënderbeu seek their first win of the section against a Dynamo Kyiv side that became the first team to clinch qualification for the round of 32 on matchday four. • Dynamo qualified thanks to a 1-0 win at Young Boys last time out and will go through as group winners should they complete a clean sweep of away victories. Indeed, any result in Elbasan would be good enough to guarantee the Ukrainian side first place with a game to spare should Partizan fail to win the other Group B encounter at home to Young Boys. Previous meetings • Dynamo came from a goal down to beat Skënderbeu 3-1 in Kyiv on matchday one, goals from Serhiy Sydorchuk, Júnior Moraes and Dieumerci Mbokani (penalty) seeing them home after had given the visitors a shock lead. It was Dynamo's first encounter against Albanian opposition. • In their only previous tie against Ukrainian opponents, Skënderbeu traded 1-0 home wins with Chornomorets Odesa in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League play-offs before losing on penalties in . Form guide • Skënderbeu have not won in six European fixtures (D4 L2), drawing the last three at home, and have claimed just one win in ten UEFA Europa League group games, losing seven of them. They are, however, unbeaten in six European matches on Albanian soil this term (W3 D3). • Dynamo have not lost a European fixture this season, winning four and drawing two of their six encounters. They have won nine of their last 11 UEFA Europa League group games (D1 L1). • Domestic cup runners-up last term, Skënderbeu were the first Albanian side to contest a major UEFA group stage when they featured in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League. • runners-up in 2016/17, Dynamo reached the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals in 2010/11 and 2014/15, when they last competed in this group stage. • Dynamo have now completed their fourth successful UEFA Europa League group stage (out of five participations) and their third in a row. Links and trivia • The journey from Kyiv to Elbasan, where Skënderbeu are playing their European home games, is around 1,300km. • Skënderbeu's (Metalurh Zaporizhya 2005–06) and (Chornomorets 2011–13) have both played league football in . • Skënderbeu are one of three teams to have reached the UEFA Europa League group stage having begun their campaign in the first qualifying round; Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Crvena zvezda are the others. • Skënderbeu goalkeeper is the ninth player over the age of 40 to have played in the UEFA Europa League and the oldest participant in this season's competition. • Dynamo striker Mbokani, whose 32nd birthday is on the eve of this fixture, needs one more goal to reach 20 in European club competition. • Vitaliy Buyalskiy, Dynamo's match-winner at Young Boys, is suspended for this match after collecting his third yellow card of the group stage in that game. • Suspended for next match if booked: and (Skënderbeu); Artem Kravets (Dynamo). The coaches • Appointed in January 2017, led Skënderbeu to the Albanian Cup final, which they lost to KF Tirana, and then steered them into this group stage. A former midfielder with Tirana, he has guided Elbasan and Dinamo Tirana to domestic championships as a coach. • Hired as coach in July 2017, Aleksandr Khatskevich won seven league titles as a Dynamo player from 1996–2004, and later worked with the club's youth and reserve teams. The 38-times capped international coached his native Belarus from 2014–16.

2 KF Skënderbeu - FC Dynamo Kyiv Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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