Under-19’s face tough test against Dynamo in Kiev
PAOK’s Under-19 side are in the Ukraine for the first leg of the upcoming UEFA Youth League second round tie against Dynamo Kiev, aiming to get a positive result which will help the team progress to the next stage.
After seeing off Bohemian FC 2-1 on aggregate in the previous round, Pablo Garcia’s and Miroslav Schnauzner’s players take on Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday 06.11 (17.00) at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi stadium. The return leg is scheduled for 27.11 at the Toumba.
The squad for the match is as follows: Tachlimanidis, Balomenos, Aventisian, Daiko, Grosdis, Kaloutsikidis, Michailidis, Panagiotou, Pipiliaris, Karaberis, Tachatos, Theodoridis, Tsiggaras, Tsopouroglou, Pournaras, Paniidis, Tsiolis, Koutsias, Gorteziani, DoumtsisThe
UEFA Youth League format
The UEFA Youth League essentially kicked off in the 2015-16 season, with the tournament expanding from 32 to 64 teams. In its current form, the youth teams (Under-19) of the clubs competing in the Champions League group stage, plus the domestic youth champions of the top-ranked European leagues.
The teams where the senior side are competing in the Champions League play in the same group stage format, with the winners qualifying for the Round of 16 and the runners-up going into the Playoffs.
The 32 domestic youth champions compete in two rounds of two-legged matches, with the eight winners qualifying for the Playoffs, where they play a one-match home opener against the Champions League runner-up. From the Round of 16 onward, one-legged matches are played.
