A bit unusually can be called the morning press conference of head coach Andriy Shevchenko and captain of the team Andriy Pyatov — a meeting with media at 11:30 am is not common for the national team, however, during the final tournament, these pre-match briefings will become traditional due to the specific schedule of blue and yellow.

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After returning to the hotel, there was a theoretical session — preparations for the first match of the tournament have begun. In the evening, the team went to their first training at the "Voluntari" stadium, which is the official training base of blue and yellow for Euro.

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After the day of travel, training had a preparatory character. The coaching staff is already beginning to adjust preparations for a specific opponent with whom Ukrainians will open their tournament.

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After training, the former Kyiv Dynamo player Florin Chirnat, who is now the sports director of the club "Voluntari," personally oversaw the preparation of the field for work with the national team. The pitch — without exaggeration, in perfect condition. Head coach Andriy Shevchenko and one of his assistants Oleksandr Shovkovskiy thanked their former teammate from behind the fence at the beginning of training while maintaining social distance.

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Tomorrow, the national team will have two training sessions. After the morning session, two players from the squad — Taras Stepanenko and Vitaliy Mykolenko — will meet with media representatives at the Ukrainian Media Center (press conference starts at 12:20).

Oleksandr Hlyvinskyi, press secretary of the national team of Ukraine