UEFA Europa League

Dinamo Zagreb vs Racing Genk, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg
Dinamo Zagreb
  • 44': Dion Drena Beljo
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1 - 3
1st Leg
Racing Genk
  • 15': Bryan Heynen
  • 21': Zakaria El Ouahdi
  • 90': Zakaria El Ouahdi

About

Dinamo Zagreb are hosting Racing Genk at Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Genk. Junya Ito is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arbër Hoxha.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Daan Heymans (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zakaria El Ouahdi with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 15': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 0, Genk 1. Bryan Heynen (Genk) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Arbër Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Beljo.
  • 21': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 0, Genk 2. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Aaron Bibout (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarne Steuckers.
  • 24': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Aaron Bibout (Genk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Genk. Conceded by Moris Valincic.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Topic with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fran Topic following a fast break.
  • 29': Arbër Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jarne Steuckers (Genk).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Fran Topic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 35': Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Tobias Lawal (Genk). Assisted by Scott McKenna with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Daan Heymans (Genk) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb). Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a through ball.
  • 44': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 1, Genk 2. Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fran Topic.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 1, Genk 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Dinamo Zagreb 1, Genk 2.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Genk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Heynen.
  • 50': Foul by Joris Kayembe (Genk).
  • 50': Fran Topic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Joris Kayembe.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jarne Steuckers (Genk) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
  • 56': Offside, Genk. Konstantinos Karetsas is caught offside.
  • 56': Bryan Heynen (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Miha Zajc (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 56': Miha Zajc (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Arbër Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Jarne Steuckers (Genk).
  • 60': Offside, Genk. Junya Ito is caught offside.
  • 60': Substitution, Genk. Robin Mirisola replaces Aaron Bibout.
  • 63': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Zakaria El Ouahdi.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Junya Ito (Genk) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb). Assisted by Jarne Steuckers with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Matte Smets (Genk).
  • 69': Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Genk. Yira Sor replaces Jarne Steuckers.
  • 70': Substitution, Genk. Ibrahima Bangoura replaces Junya Ito.
  • 70': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Mateo Lisica replaces Fran Topic.
  • 71': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Cardoso Varela replaces Arbër Hoxha.
  • 71': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Gabriel Vidovic replaces Miha Zajc.
  • 76': Offside, Genk. Konstantinos Karetsas is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Ibrahima Bangoura (Genk).
  • 78': Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Soldo replaces Luka Stojkovic.
  • 80': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Dion Beljo.
  • 84': Foul by Bryan Heynen (Genk).
  • 84': Gabriel Vidovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Sergi Domínguez (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 85': Robin Mirisola (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb). Assisted by Daan Heymans.
  • 88': Substitution, Genk. Noah Adedeji-Sternberg replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
  • 89': Foul by Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb).
  • 89': Robin Mirisola (Genk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Dinamo Zagreb 1, Genk 3. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daan Heymans.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Joris Kayembe.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 1, Genk 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Dinamo Zagreb 1, Genk 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
45.1 Possession 54.9
12 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
432 Accurate Passes 530
506 Passes 594
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 24
0.6 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 37
15 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 17
22 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Maksimir Stadium
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 10,554

Line-Ups

DZG Dinamo Zagreb (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
40 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
26 Scott McKenna
36 Sergi Domínguez
27 Josip Misic
22 Matteo Vinlöf
25 Moris Valincic
8 Miha Zajc Yellow Card
7 Luka Stojkovic
11 Arbër Hoxha
30 Fran Topic
9 Dion Drena Beljo Yellow Card
Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:
Cardoso Varela, Marko Soldo, Bruno Goda, Monsef Bakrar, Niko Galesic, Gabriel Vidovic, Patrik Horvat, Mateo Lisica, Ivan Filipovic, Kévin Théophile-Catherine.

GENK Racing Genk (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Tobias Lawal (GK)
6 Matte Smets
3 Mujaid Sadick
18 Joris Kayembe
77 Zakaria El Ouahdi
20 Konstantinos Karetsas
38 Daan Heymans
8 Bryan Heynen
23 Aaron Bibout
10 Junya Ito
7 Jarne Steuckers
Racing Genk Substitutes:
Nikolas Sattlberger, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Adrian Palacios, Jusef Erabi, Ken Nkuba Tshiend, Robin Mirisola, Yaimar Medina, Emile Doucouré, Hendrik van Crombrugge, Ibrahima Bangoura, Yira Sor.

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