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title: "Dynamo U-19 learns its opponent in the UEFA Youth League: the Kyiv side will face Scotland's Rangers"
description: "The draw for the Champions Path of the 2026/27 UEFA Youth League was held in Nyon, Switzerland. Kyiv Dynamo U-19 will play Scotland's Rangers in the second qualifying round."
date: 2026-09-01T17:10:03.000Z
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# Dynamo U-19 learns its opponent in the UEFA Youth League: the Kyiv side will face Scotland's Rangers

![A Dynamo U-19 player in the white and blue kit jumps to control the ball in a UEFA Youth League match against Rangers](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/01/dinamo-u19-supernik-v-yunosheskoj-lige-uefa-rangers/dinamo-u19-supernik-v-yunosheskoj-lige-uefa-rangers-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- The draw for the Champions Path of the 2026/27 UEFA Youth League was held in Nyon.
- Dynamo U-19 entered the Champions Path because Shakhtar is playing in the main stage.
- In the second round, the Kyiv side will play Scotland's Rangers (October 28 and November 4).
- In the third round, the opponent will be the winner of the AZ Alkmaar — Gaziantep tie (November 25, December 9).

In Nyon, Switzerland, at UEFA headquarters, the draw for the Champions Path of the 2026/27 UEFA Youth League was held. It was at this stage of the European competition that the first opponent of the Kyiv Dynamo youth team (U-19) was determined. This is reported by Sport RBC.UA, citing the official website of European football. The draw set the schedule and pairings for the second qualifying round, in which the Kyiv side will start immediately due to the country's high ranking.

### Why Dynamo ended up in the Champions Path

Despite the fact that Kyiv Dynamo finished only second in the Ukrainian championship, its youth team entered the Champions Path for an objective reason: Donetsk Shakhtar, as the country's champion, will compete in the main stage of the tournament. Thus, it was the "white-and-blues" who earned the right to represent Ukraine in this line. The country's high ranking allowed the Kyiv side to skip the first qualifying round and begin their campaign straight from the second stage, which shortens the path to the main tournament and reduces the load on the young players.

### The Scottish barrier: Rangers

The opponent of the "white-and-blues" in the second qualifying round will be Scotland's Rangers. The first leg of the tie is scheduled for October 28 and will be conditionally a home game for the Dynamos, while the return match will take place on November 4 in Glasgow. It is this pairing that will determine which of the two teams will continue the fight in the third round of the Champions Path.

### Prospects for the third round

In the event of successfully overcoming the Scottish barrier, Dynamo will play in the third round against the better team from the tie between the Netherlands' AZ Alkmaar and Turkey's Gaziantep. The matches at this stage are scheduled for November 25 and December 9. The winners of the third round will earn places in the round of 16 of the UEFA Youth League, where they will meet representatives of the Champions League Path, which will be a real test for the Kyiv side at the European level.

### Preparation context

In parallel with determining the European schedule, the team continues its preparation for domestic matches. It was previously announced who would coach Dynamo in the match against LNZ, which adds context to the current stage of the youth squad's preparation. Thus, the draw in Nyon became the starting point for the Kyiv side in the 2026/27 European campaign, where the first serious hurdle has already been marked by Scotland's Rangers.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Dynamo learns its opponent in the UEFA Youth League: results of the Champions Path draw](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/dinamo-diznalosya-supernika-yunatskiy-lizi-1788282495.html) - Первичный источник: жеребьевка в Ньоне, соперник «Рейнджерс», даты 28.10 и 04.11, третий раунд 25.11 и 09.12.
- [Dynamo U-19 learns its opponent in the UEFA Youth League](https://korrespondent.net/sport/football/4908121-dynamo-U-19-uznalo-sopernyka-v-yunosheskoi-lyhe-uefa) - Подтверждает факт жеребьевки и соперника киевлян.
- [Dynamo U-19 learns its opponents in the 2026/27 UEFA Youth League](https://dynamo.kiev.ua/news/736039-dinamo-u-19-uznalo-sopernikov-v-yunosheskoj-lige-uefa-202627) - Официальный сайт клуба подтверждает пары и сезон-2026/27.
- [UEFA Youth League draw for Dynamo U-19. Watch online LIVE](https://sport.ua/news/903121-zherebyevka-yunosheskoy-ligi-uefa-smotret-onlayn-live-translyatsiya) - Подтверждает проведение жеребьевки для «Динамо» U-19.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who is Dynamo U-19's opponent in the second round of the UEFA Youth League?
**A:** Scotland's Rangers. The first match is on October 28 (conditionally at home), the return leg on November 4 in Glasgow.

### Q: Why is Dynamo playing in the Champions Path despite being the runner-up?
**A:** Because the country's champion, Shakhtar, is competing in the main stage of the tournament, and the country's high ranking allowed the Kyiv side to start from the second round.

### Q: Who could become Dynamo's opponent in the third round?
**A:** The winner of the tie between the Netherlands' AZ Alkmaar and Turkey's Gaziantep. The matches are on November 25 and December 9.