Zinchenko, Dovbyk and others. How Ukrainian legionnaires performed in their clubs' recent matches.


Of the ten players of the Ukrainian national team called up by Serhiy Rebrov for the preparation for the playoff matches of the Nations League 2024/2025 against Belgium, six were on the field last weekend. This was reported by 'Glavkom' referring to UAF.
On Saturday, March 8, in the 36th round of the English Championship, Maxim Talovyerov's 'Plymouth' lost to 'Sheffield Wednesday' at home - 0:3.
In the 28th round of the English Premier League, Vitaliy Mykolenko's 'Everton' drew away with 'Wolverhampton' (1:1).
On Sunday, March 9, in the 27th round of the Spanish La Liga, Andriy Lunin's 'Real' achieved a home victory over 'Rayo Vallecano' (2:1).
In the last, 26th round of the first part of the Greek Super League, Roman Yaremchuk's 'Olympiacos' (substituted in the 86th minute) defeated OFI at their home stadium - 2:1.
'Roma' Artem Dovbyk (substituted in the 72nd minute) won the away match against 'Empoli', where another Ukrainian Viktor Kovalenko (substituted in the 66th minute) played, in the 28th round of the Italian Serie A with the score 1:0.
On Monday, March 10, in the concluding match of the 27th round of the Spanish La Liga, Viktor Tsygankov's 'Girona' (full match, earned penalty) drew away with 'Espanyol' (1:1).
It should be reminded that the head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhiy Rebrov published the list of players for the playoff matches of the Nations League against Belgium.
The playoff matches of the Nations League against Belgium will be held on March 20 (Murcia, Spain) and March 23 (Genk, Belgium). The winner will have the right to play in the strongest division of the Nations League, while the losing team will play in League B.
The main squad of the Ukrainian national team includes 25 players, and another six have been put on reserve. Andriy Yarmolenko, who was not called up for the last matches, also returns to the team.
Ukrainian national team lineup
Goalkeepers: Andriy Lunin ('Real' Madrid, Spain), Anatoliy Trubin ('Benfica' Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Riznyk ('Shakhtar' Donetsk).
Defenders: Mykola Matviienko, Yukhym Konoplia, Valerii Bondar (all - 'Shakhtar' Donetsk), Oleksii Sych ('Karpaty' Lviv), Bohdan Mykhailichenko ('Polissia' Zhytomyr), Vitalii Mykolenko ('Everton' Liverpool, England), Illia Zabarnyi ('Bournemouth', England), Maxim Talovyerov ('Plymouth', England).
Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Vitalii Buyalskyi, Andriy Yarmolenko (all - 'Dynamo' Kyiv), Heorhii Sudakov, Yehor Nazaryna (both - 'Shakhtar' Donetsk), Oleksii Hutsulyak, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both - 'Polissia' Zhytomyr), Ivan Kaliuzhnyi ('Oleksandriya'), Viktor Tsygankov ('Girona', Spain), Oleksandr Zinchenko ('Arsenal' London, England), Yehor Yarmoluk ('Brentford', England)
Forwards: Artem Dovbyk ('Roma' Rome, Italy), Roman Yaremchuk ('Olympiacos' Piraeus, Greece), Vladyslav Vanat ('Dynamo' Kyiv).
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