Fiorentina's fifth match of the Conference League group stage will be played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 11 at 18:45 CET against Dynamo Kyiv. The Ukrainian team was founded on May 13, 1927 and plays at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, named after the club’s legendary coach, built in 1934 and with a capacity of approximately 16,800 fans. For major matches, the club often use Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium which has a capacity of approximately 70,000, compliant with UEFA standards for European competitions.

Dynamo Kyiv are Ukraine's most successful team, having one 17 league titles, 13 Ukrainian Cups, nine Ukrainian Super Cups and one UEFA Super Cup in 1975/76. Fiorentina have played three matches in Florence against Dynamo Kyiv, drawing 0-0 in the 1969/70 European Cup, winning 1-0 in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup and beating the Ukrainians 2-0 in the 2014/15 Europa League. In total, the sides have met six times, with the Viola holding an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws.

The team's standout player is Volodymyr Brazhko, a 23-year-old right-sided midfielder who came through the club’s youth system. In 2024 he also made his senior national team debut in a 2-1 victory away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Two players have played for both teams. The first was Andrei Kanchelskis, who came through the Dynamo Kyiv youth system and moved to Florence in 1997, but his spell in Italy was hampered by injuries. The second was Oleksandr Yakovenko, who was at Fiorentina from 2013 to 2016 but made only three league appearances. After his spell in Italy he moved to Dynamo Kyiv in February 2016, ending his playing career there at the end of the season.