3/1 To Win
Derby County's Under-19s will be looking to secure their place in the second round of the UEFA Youth League when FC Minsk visit Loughborough University Stadium tonight.
Justin Walker's side go into the second leg with a 2-0 lead after Morgan Whittaker's brace in Belarus three weeks ago.
Here's everything that you need to know ahead of tonight's game...
KEY DETAILS
Derby County vs. FC Minsk
UEFA Youth League
Domestic Champions Path - First Round, Second Leg
Tuesday 22nd October
Kick-off: 7pm
Loughborough University Stadium
Admission at Loughborough is £3 for adults, and £1 for concessions.
LAST TIME OUT
FC Minsk 0-2 Derby County
UEFA Youth League
Domestic Champions Path - First Round, First Leg
Wednesday 2nd October
FC Minsk Stadium
Goals: Morgan Whittaker (21', 88')
The Rams impressed on their European debut with a thoroughly impressive away victory at the FC Minsk Stadium.
Morgan Whittaker registered his fifth and sixth goals in all competitions this season, with one coming in each half as Justin Walker's side secured the victory that their dominance deserved.
#DCFCU19s are aiming to reach the second round of the #UYL tonight! 🤞@MorganWhit10 scored twice as Justin Walker's side secured a 2-0 lead in the first leg against FC Minsk... pic.twitter.com/Hch9rekg6F
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) October 22, 2019
FC Minsk: Minkevich; Frolov (Nikiporenok, 90'), Yakushevich, Kasarab, Gurban (C); Melnik, Seleznev, Kondratovich; Gorbach (Plyut, 86'), Penchuk (Zhukov, 76'), Zherdev.
Substitutes not used: Perov, Shavel, Kanash, Vorobyev.
Derby County: Foster-Theniger; McDonald, Cashin, Minkley (C), J. Brown; Sibley, Thompson, Dixon; Whittaker, Cybulski (Stretton, 74'), A. Brown (Wilson, 83')
Substitutes not used: Halwax, Charles, Ebosele, Aghatise, Solomon.
HE SAID...
Justin Walker, on how his side will approach the game with a 2-0 lead: "With caution, they are not in this competitions because they are mugs. They are a good team and anything can happen in football.
"It's nice to have come up against them, so we know what to expect but likewise, they know the same, so it makes for an interesting game.
"We are very appreciative of being in this competition. If someone mentioned this possibility 10 years ago, it was just a dream, really.
"We have earned the right, and we have to enjoy it. We are focused on trying to progress to the next round."
COMPETITION RULES
Derby have entered the competition via the Domestic Champions path.
This draw included the domestic youth champions of the 32 best-ranked associations from UEFA’s coefficient rankings.
These 32 teams will compete in two rounds of home and away knock-out ties, before entering a play-off round which will include the second-placed teams from the group stage.
Should the tie end level after two legs, the team which scores more away goals will qualify for the next stage.
If both teams score the same number of goals both home and away over two legs, no extra-time will be played, and a penalty shoot-out will decide who progresses.
HOW TO FOLLOW...
You can keep up to date with live updates on Twitter.
Due to UEFA's broadcasting restrictions, tonight's game will not be shown live on RamsTV.
The full 90 minutes and highlights will be available on dcfc.co.uk from Wednesday morning.
