Gocholeishvili: Ukraine is a very good team, but we are the leaders of the group

Shakhtar defender and Georgian national team Georgi Gocholeishvili commented on the upcoming match with Ukraine in the third round Nations League 2024/25.

“The Ukrainian national team is a very good team, although we are the leaders of the group and will do everything to maintain this position,” the defender said.

Gocholeishvii has a contract with Shakhtar and plays in Copenhagen on loan. The 23-year-old defender played nine matches for the Georgian national team.

Let us remind you that the composition of the Ukrainian national team for the upcoming matches with Georgia and the Czech Republic has undergone a number of changes compared to the original list. Due to injuries, Viktor Tsygankov, Vitaly Mikolenko, Andrey Yarmolenko, Alexander Zinchenko, Ruslan Malinovsky, Andrey Lunin, Vladimir Brazhko and Alexander Pikhalenok will not be able to help the blue-yellows.

Compared to the initial list, Alexander Svatok, Vitaly Buyalsky and Ivan Kalyuzhny were called up to the team. Lunin was replaced on the list by Dmitry Riznyk, and Polesie midfielder Alexander Nazarenko also arrived at the national team camp.

Ukraine started in the 2024/25 Nations League with two defeats in September – 1:2 from Albania and 2:3 from the Czech Republic. Sergei Rebrov’s team finishes the standings in Group B1. Albania and the Czech Republic have three points each after two rounds, Georgia is in the lead with two victories to its credit.

The match between Ukraine and Georgia will take place on October 11 in Poznan. Start – at 21:45 Kyiv time. The match will be judged by the Austrian team of referees led by Julian Weinberger.