Blue-yellows continue to prepare for upcoming matches
Central defender Valery Bondar and midfielder Alexander Pikhalenok were absent from the training session of the Ukrainian national team. Players will not be able to help the team in the June matches.
The player of Shakhtar injured the adductor muscle, and the player of Dnepr-1 has problems with his foot.
25 players took part in the training. Sergei Rebrov, together with his coaching staff, continues to prepare the team for the next opponent – the North Macedonia national team, the team is working on tactical moments. After training, the team headed for the capital of North Macedonia – Skopje, where the match will take place.
In the last friendly match, the blue-yellows missed the victory over the German national team, the final score was 3:3. For the German national team, this match was an anniversary one, the team played its 1000th match in history.
Ukraine sits fourth in Group C after losing to England in the opening game of the 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers. North Macedonia in their first qualifying match defeated Malta (2:1).
The match between the Ukrainian national team and North Macedonia will be held on June 16 in Skopje at 21:45 Kyiv time.
Source: Sportarena
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