Preview: FC Punik vs. Red Star Belgrade - predictions, team news, line-ups

Punic welcomes you Red Star Belgrade They head to Armenia on Tuesday for the second leg of the third round of Champions League qualifying.

The visitors hope to arrive in the home leg with a 5-0 lead and advance to the playoff rounds with another dominant play.

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After winning the Armenian Premier League for the 15th time since 2015, FC Pynik You have entered the first round of qualification for the upcoming Champions League campaign.

They started with a first-round draw against CFR Cluj, and after a goalless draw, the second leg was entirely done. Zoran Gazik Tie them 1-1 in the 89th minute to force extra time.

Gažić was their hero again in the second half of stoppage time, getting on the scoresheet in the 119th minute to draw on penalties. Yegishe Merikyanside won a second-round draw against F91 Dudelange.

After losing 0-1 at home and falling behind again in the second leg, the Academy had a lot to do away from home, but they were determined to turn the deficit around and win 4-1 to advance to the third round. is ready. On aggregate he won 4-2 on the night.

With a much worse third round so far, Pynik is looking to avoid another heavy loss on Tuesday, and while the top advance may be too slow and too late, Merikian’s side hopes to end at least high.

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Meanwhile, Red Star Belgrade hopes there is already considerable demand for another big win to build credibility.

Red Star Belgrade, who have won the Serbian Superliga for the eighth time since their last victory in 2007, only needed to qualify for the Champions League qualifiers.

As a result, they headed into the contest against Pynik with a lot of competitive football under their belts, winning their first four league matches of the season before the first leg, scoring 17 goals and scoring 17 goals. I lost only once in the process.

Hoping to give an enviable lead, Osman Bukhari Goals from Bukari and Kings Kagawa gave them a comfortable lead in the second half, with Bukari completing a hat-trick before that. Stefan Mitrovic We added a fifth to everything, but sealed progress in the second leg.

Starting their latest battle for the national title, Red Star Belgrade are eager to avoid possible missteps and advance to the playoff rounds with confidence.

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Pynik attack Luka Juricicmarked his third continental appearance with a brace against the F91 Dudelange.

Mikhail Kovalenko, who has played every minute in qualifying so far this season, will once again play an important role in defense, with Zoran Gazić also set to retain his position.

Red Star Belgrade enter the match without a left-back Milan Roddickwas shown a second yellow card in the dying embers of the first leg last week.

Osman Bukhari will be dangerous again after scoring three of Red Star’s five goals in their first victory over Pynik.

Stefan Mitrovic hopes his goal from the bench will be enough to guarantee him a start on Tuesday. aleksandar kataiWith 84 goals and 41 assists in 153 appearances for the club, he is sure to maintain his place on the left flank.

Candidates for FC Pynik’s starting lineup:
Yurchenko; Dasyan, Kovalenko, Gazik. Davidyan, Cociuc, Zambrano, Juninho.Haruchunyan; Jurichiku, Otobanjou

Candidates for Red Star Belgrade’s starting XI:
Borjan; Erakovic, Dragovich, Milunovich, Goverich. Kanga, Kanwa. Bukari, Ivanik and Katai.Pesic

FC Pynik 0-3 Red Star Belgrade (8-0 aggregate win for Red Star Belgrade)

FC Pyunik have little to lose as they already have a big deficit, but it turns out that Red Star Belgrade are simply too strong to punish opponents who are likely to overcommit going forward.

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