In the first round of the main stage of the updated Europa League, Dynamo Kyiv suffered a crushing defeat.
The offender of Alexander Shovkovskiy's charges was the Roman club "Lazio".
The latter's footballers were playing away (formally, the Kyivians were the hosts – the match took place at a stadium in Hamburg, Germany).
The Italians scored three unanswered goals, with Boulaye Dia (5th and 35th minutes) and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (34) scoring twice.
During the match, the referee sent a player from each team off the field: Dynamo's Maxim Bragar (72) and Roman's Teyani Noslin (82) were shown a red card.
Interestingly, the latter came on as a substitute three minutes before his expulsion from there.
Among other games of the 1st round of the Europa League, which took place on September 25, we note the sensational draw at Old Trafford for the home team.
Manchester United failed to beat Twente from the Netherlands at home – 1:1.
The same draw – 1:1 – was recorded as a result of the confrontation between the French Nice and the Spanish Real Sociedad. However, the hosts did not convert a penalty.
Another 1-1 draw was the match between Danish side Midtjylland and German side Hoffenheim.
Belgian Anderlecht beat Hungarian Ferencvaros (2:1) at home, while Czech Slavia beat Bulgarian Ludogorets (2:0) away.
