AZ will take on Dynamo Kiev tonight at 19.00 hours in the third preliminary round of the Champions League. Oussama Idrissi is not fit enough to appear at the kick-off and will be replaced by Albert Gudmundsson. The Moroccan international does sit on the bench and can fill in.

Slot already indicated in the run-up to the race that Idrissi and Stengs are not quite fit. The latter nevertheless appears at the kick-off, but may not make the ninety minutes full. “Calvin can’t play ninety minutes and in the long run that certainly won’t be good, but the need to break the law in such a game”, said the coach. “If a lot of players go out in advance he’ll have to make the ninety minutes full anyway. “

AZ narrowly qualified for the third preliminary round. In the previous round the team of Slot looked a long time behind. Just before time it got a penalty kick, which was used by captain Teun Koopmeiners. In the extension, substitute Albert Gudmundsson ensured that AZ won 3-1 and qualified for the next round.

AZ and Dynamo Kiev faced each other for the last time in the 2010/11 season. The Ukrainian club won both matches in the Europa League at the time. Should the Alkmaarders manage to win, Rapid Wien and AA Gent are the possible opponents in the final round for the group stage of the European club tournament.

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– AZ (@AZAlkmaar) September 15, 2020

Set up AZ: Bizot; Svensson, Vlaar, Koopmeiners, Wijndal; Midtsjö, Clasie, De Wit; Stengs, Boadu, Gudmundsson