Dynamo Kyiv fell to a 0–2 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League 2025 play-off tie on Wednesday, 21 August 2024. The match kicked off at 19:00 UTC and marked the opening stage of the two-legged contest, with both sides vying for a place in the lucrative group phase of Europe’s premier club competition. The result left Dynamo Kyiv with a significant deficit to overturn in the return fixture.

For Dynamo Kyiv, the home loss at this critical juncture of the...