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Split's "Hajduk" is trying to return to the European group stage after a long break. Valdas Dambrauskas' team took the first step successfully - they only lost 1-0 to "Vitoria" team in the away game and beat the Portuguese team with a total score of 3:2. Already in the 5th minute of the match, "Vitoria" scored - Anderson Silva was accurate. In the 77th minute, the home team's defender Tiago Silva received a red card and the guests from Split could breathe a little easier. In the decisive stage, "Hajduk" team will face a very serious challenge. The Croatian team will play a two-game series with "Villarreal", which reached the Champions League semi-finals last year. In the Croatian championship, V. Dambrauskas' club has so far played only 2 matches, compared to the 4 matches played by the majority of teams. This weekend, they will face "Dinamo" footballers in a very important match near Zagreb.
