The euphoria lasted a few minutes, Slovan was far from the points. Dinamo gave the Whites a lesson in efficiency – Sport – Football – European Cups

The footballers of Slovan Bratislava did not score even in the fourth match in the millionaire Champions League. Against the most playable opponent on paper, they lost 1:4 on Tehelno polí. Dávid Strelec scored the only goal for the Whites in the fifth minute.

Tigran Barsejjan watches the goal joy of football players Dinamo Zagreb, who take an unequivocal victory from Bratislava.

Euphoria broke out in the stadium after a quick goal by Strelec, but it only lasted a moment, as Dario Špikič equalized in the 10th minute. Peter Sučič turned the score in Dinamo’s favor before the break. In the second half, the team from Zagreb confirmed its role as the favorite and conquered Tehelné pole with two goals from Sandro Kulenović.

In the incomplete table, Slovan is still in last place without a point gain. Belasých’s next match in the Champions League is on November 26 against AC Milan again at Tehelno polí.

Slovan led for the first time in the most prestigious competition after a goal by David Strelec, but the hosts only lasted five minutes. They went to the locker room with a score of 1:2 and after the initial pressure conceded two more goals. In the incomplete table, they have a score of 2:15 and are still among the six teams without a point.

The reigning Slovak champion had to do without several supports, including midfielder Juraj Kucka and defender Kevin Wimmer. Absences also plagued the guests, who were missing goalkeeper Ivan Nevistič and key striker Bruno Petkovič. Nevertheless, they were able to confirm their role as favourites, win for the second time in this year’s LM and, with seven points, come significantly closer to the premiership.

In this calendar year, Slovan will also face Atletico Madrid (December 11). Next year, he will meet at home with VfB Stuttgart (January 21), eight days later he will face Bayern Munich.

The guests were the first to create more pressure after a corner kick, but Slovan struck from the subsequent break. The ball was first given to Barsejgan, who found a completely free Marcelli. His attempt went through the goalkeeper Zagorac, the goal was first prevented by stopper Torrente, but Strelec took advantage of the chance in front of the open goal. A little later, the guests hesitated with a free kick by left defender Voet, but a moment later the hosts were too slow.

They let Špikič pass through the penalty area, who beat Takač with a ground shot to the near post. The game continued for some time in front of the home team’s goal, and Slovan was gradually getting into the attack. “Whites” passed easily through the middle of the field, but they could not combine in the end and lacked accuracy.

In the 28th minute, head referee Taylor checked a foul on Barsejjan, which would have meant a penalty for Slovan. However, VAR did not confirm the illegal intervention and the guests immediately struck when Sučič scored after Pjac’s cross. In the final quarter of the first half, the home team got into promising positions, but mostly they lacked accuracy.

After the break, Slovan ran at the opponent, Ignatenko aimed at the center of the goal and Tolič won the corner. However, after ten minutes of the half, Kulenovič scored – he received a pass from Pjac, which Ignatenko passed.

Just a moment later, Kašia fouled the escaping Pjaca for a yellow card, Baturina’s subsequent shot from a direct kick followed the wall and went into the corner. For the home team, Tolič still had a chance, but then Dinamo started to press. After a long combination, Kulenovič scored again from outside the box, and his team had other chances at the end, which they did not use.