Sheriff continues to make history: what’s next for Dulanto’s club in the Europa League

The Sheriff could not repeat the feat achieved at the Bernabéu two months ago and lost 3-0 to Real Madrid in Tiraspol with goals from Alaba, Toni Kroos and Benzema. However, the defeat does not detract from the historic participation in his first Champions League to the team whose captain and banner are the Peruvian Gustavo Dulanto.

The fall was painful, beyond being within the plans. It marked the end of an adventure in the Champions League, the club-level VIP tournament in the world. .

The goals of the Austrian David Alaba, the German Toni Kroos and the French Karim Benzemá gave victory to Real Madrid, the club with the most Orejonas (13) and that is worth 36 times more than those of Transnistria (756 million out of 21 million, according to Transfermarkt). With the result, the meringues took possession of group D with 12 points and on the next date they will receive the guard, Inter (10 units) in a duel that will define the absolute leader and seeded in the eighth.

The Sheriff’s Way in Europe

“It is useless to win at the Bernabéu if then we do not qualify for the second round or for the Europa League”, Dulanto had said in the previous meeting. Beyond the fall against the mighty Madrid, his team achieved a dreamed of, almost unthinkable goal: to continue fighting on the international level.

For this season, UEFA made changes to the Europa League.

From the winners of each key will come the other eight teams that will complete the eighth of the UEL and then the tournament will continue its course until the grand final that will be played on May 18 next year at the Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain.

In the absence of a game, the Sheriff ended his long and successful adventure in the Champions League. After overcoming four previous rounds to reach the group stage, beating Real Madrid at the Bernabéu itself, the Moldovan team crosses the path and goes to the Europa League. In history the 2021-22 season will remain, in which a humble team played the two most important tournaments in Europe at the club level and with a Peruvian as the protagonist.