As many domestic football clubs collapse, sports pundits are still in shock at what Ukraine has been able to achieve under its current circumstances — finishing at the top of its group. Ukraine’s Euro 2020 (now scheduled for 2021) qualifying performances have brought out the nostalgia of the past when Ukrainian clubs regularly struck fear into their opponents in the 1990s – especially the legendary late 90s Dynamo Kyiv side featuring the deadly strike partnership of Andriy Shevchenko and Serhiy Rebrov. Among their past victories was dismantling the famed FC Barcelona, 3-0 in Kyiv, then again, 4-0 at Camp Nou in 1997.
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Dynamo Kyiv's Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mikolenko, Dynamo Kyiv's Polish defender Tomasz Kedziora, and Dynamo Kyiv's Ukrainian defender Illia Zabarnyi celebrate after the UEFA Champions League football match between Dynamo Kyiv and Ferencvaros at the Olympiyskiy stadium in Kyiv on Dec. 8, 2020.
