Darijo Srna for FMSport: Dinamo is not favorite against Metalist and they will need to be carefull!
Dinamo playing tomorrow against Split before Metalist in European cup league ... for now other Croatian competitors already preparing themself after Istra won against Sesvete and Hajduk against Rijeka won big 4:0 and lookin great.
Dave cocky sayed "I was not too much impressed with Metalist "
About match against Split and Soudani
Soudani is big loss... very big, and will need to do changes some crucial changes to tactic's.
His place will take Ivančić
There is no pressure waiting Split. I mean, what pressure, Dodge Demon is parked here and watch me.
In last 8 matches Split never won against Dinamo and lost seven matches.
Scoria also did drop eye on car.
Dave parked inside Maksimir stadium but needed to remove car out but before that he went out of car and told players "run like this beast and you will have it one day!"
Whole Croatia is excited how four teams will do in group stages.
Hajduk in group E will probably be on first watch list today since they play against fierce rivals of many Croatians teams and also many agree that Hajduk is in hardest group with Manchester United and Olympiakos.
Dinamo will play first match against Ukraine team Metalist and Dave raised concerne about abscence of Soudani and Eduardo, two key Dinamo players and sayed "This group stage is not about one match and despite we missing Eduardo and Soudani i belive we have chance"
Istra who suprised all by entering in group stage will play in group K three days later against Wolfsburg on Aldo Drosina.
In group L Rijeka is faced with Sevilla, Braga and IFG Goteborg with who they will play first match.
Croatians club started European group league by wins!
Dinamo won 1:0 against Metalist by Pavičić goal. Rijeka beaten IFG Goteborg 3:1 on Kantrida, goals for Rijeka scored Mislav Oršić and Roman Bezjak scoringn two goals. Hajduk beaten Crvena Zvezda 2:1. Goals for Hajduk scored Oršić and Caktaš who was also player of them match.
I was confident i will score goal today
First i want to congratulate my team on win ... i had confidence in team i picked despite we did not have Soudani and Eduardo avalaible but that only showing how much better we can be but next match against Hajduk which is important to us just like this match we will need more and i hope team will do its job because without Eduardo and Soudani we should be afraid of Hajduk.
Croatian team's won for now, only waiting Istra, how you feel about all that_
It is great to have first time four teams from Croatia in such big competition and it just confirms what i told when i came here in Croatia that this is one if not hardest competition in Europe... to win title in Croatia is like you win Championship Cup title. Now we all not should get too much carried away with all three wins today ... it is awesome, but it would be best to stay cool and try all get trough group stages because we all could do it and that is what Croatian football needs.
Do you belive Istra can make it since they suprised all by even entering group stage_
I hope they can and if i will have time i will come to watch match for sure.
You were very happy with Pavičić but also with Arild Østbø.
Yea, Pavičić again show what he is capable of and he was really special today on pitch but we when match was closing Metalist did had three very good chances and i was really glad to see Østbø handling calmly situation. I belive he will be and already is great goalkeeper.
You started by new defending counter tactic... will you play like that against Hajduk_
I will not reveal how we will play against Hajduk.
Osijek expect win against Sesvete. Eternal derby on the way, Dave want revenge without Soudani and Eduardo. Rijeka and Slaven belupo playing big match where both needs points to stay in chance for titles