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INTRODUCTION

Young Boys will aim to eliminate Dinamo Zagreb and reach the group stage of the Champions League for the very first time. On the other hand, Dinamo Zagreb played in the Champions League two years ago but they were a pale shadow of themselves as they lost all six matches.



YOUNG BOYS

Last season Young Boys ended Basel's domination in the Swiss League and they finished with 15 points more then Basel. They had played several times before in the qualification of the Champions League after they finished as runners up in the Swiss League but they never managed to get far and this will be a great chance for them to now reach the group stage. At the start of their new championship season, the team which is led by manager Seoane has started well winning all four of their matches thus far. Last weekend they easily defeated lower-league Biel in the Swiss Cup despite playing with a changed side. As for the team news, they will field their strongest available side, but due to injuries they will be without the likes of defender Lotomba, midfielders Lauper and Teixeria, and striker Assale.



DINAMO ZAGREB

Despite winning the Croatian Championships, they had to play two rounds in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League but they safely negotiated against the likes of Israel Hapoel Beer Sheva and Kazakhstan Astana. Out of the four matches played they won three and drew once. After the draw in the first round, they had a three game winning run in the Croatian championship, so their confidence will be good ahead of this tie. Nevertheless manager Bjelica is still xpecting a difficult match when they travel to Bern on Wednesday night, considering that new Swiss Champions plays attacking football at home. However Dinamo is strong in midfield and that can also be very dangerous in counter attacks. As for the team news, their only absentee will be midfielder Moro who is out injured.



PAST MEETINGS

This will be their first ever meeting.