The vast majority of players, whom Andriy Shevchenko included in the expanded list of the national team to prepare for Euro 2020, arrived in Kharkiv and started training before the start of the European Championship.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – May 16, 2021 – Sport
A charter flight from Kyiv together with the coaching staff, medical and administrative staff departed 25 performers – almost all called players of UPL clubs, as well as two legionnaires – Eugene Makarenko and Alexander Zubkov, whose clubs have already completed their season. The rest of the “foreigners” will arrive after May 23, when the championships where their teams play will end. Alexander Zinchenko is to be the last to arrive: on May 29 in Porto, his Manchester City will play in the Champions League final against Chelsea.
As for the players of the national championship who will not be able to help the main team of the country, it is “Dynamo” Alexander Andrievsky and Vladimir Shepelev, as well as “miner” Junior Moraes, who are known to have serious injuries, treatment, and recovery after which takes a long time.
As for Yevhen Konoplyanka, the chief doctor of the national team of Ukraine Artur Glushchenko is closely monitoring the process of recovery of the midfielder. If Eugene is ready, he will be able to join the “blue-yellows” approximately on May 28.
List of players currently present at the meeting
Goalkeepers: Georgy Bushchan (Dynamo), Andriy Pyatov, Anatoliy Trubin (both Shakhtar).
Defenders: Oleksandr Karavayev, Ilya Zabarny, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Oleksandr Syrota, Denis Popov (all – Dynamo), Mykola Matvienko, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Viktor Kornienko (all – Shakhtar).
Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Marlos, Georgy Sudakov (all – Shakhtar), Serhiy Sidorchuk, Mykola Shaparenko, Vitaliy Buyalsky, Viktor Tsygankov, Bohdan Lednev (all – Dynamo), Artem Bondarenko (Mariupol), Yevhen Maka (Kortrijk, Belgium), Alexander Zubkov (Ferencvaros, Hungary).
Forwards: Artem Dovbyk (“Dnipro-1”), Artem Besedin (“Dynamo”).
The national team of Ukraine will play its first control match before Euro 2020 in Kharkiv on May 23. The opponent will be the team of Bahrain.
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Source: Ukrgate