The Nations League match between Scotland and Ukraine will take place on September 21 in Glasgow at Hampden Park (kickoff at 9:45 PM). The day before the game, midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko participated in a press conference alongside head coach of the blue-and-yellow team Oleksandr Petrakov.

— You are back in Glasgow again. How do you feel here?

— Memories of previous matches at this stadium are very positive. However, that is history now. Now we are preparing for a new game, a new battle. We are focused on tomorrow's match.

— What mindset and strength do you bring to the meeting with Scotland?

— We think about winning this match. You always have to think about that if you play football. Of course, we know that Scotland is a strong team. But we have our own game plan, we are focused. We know how to play. We hope to win, but we understand it will be difficult.

— The Russian national team was not allowed into the Euro 2024 draw. How did you receive this news? Also regarding a potential friendly match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia — what else can be done to prevent this game from happening? What does the Ukrainian national team think about it?

— My opinion on Russian football, sports, everything is that this country needs to be isolated from the entire world because it is a terrorist state. Every day they are killing Ukrainians, our children. Therefore, there can be no talk of any sport. That's why everyone in the Ukrainian national team wants only one thing — for this country to be punished as severely as possible. So we are only for isolating them from everything in the world. I would be glad if they were not just excluded from football but also from all possible competitions.

— The last time Ukraine played at Hampden Park was in June. This was the first official match after the start of Russia's large-scale invasion. How do you approach the upcoming game? Has anything changed in the team since then?

— Nothing has changed, we are still at war in our country. We want to bring some joy to our supporters and Ukrainians through our play. We are playing now for our people, for all those who are currently in Ukraine and just want to somehow take a break from the war. We need to make it so that there is at least a small smile on the faces of Ukrainians, even if only for 90 minutes.

— Are you physically feeling better now than before the June national team matches?

— I think so. We have already played three games with Al-Ain in the league. I believe that I am in a better state. But this will only be shown by tomorrow's match. For a football player, the most important thing is to play official matches. Now I'm playing, I'm satisfied, everything suits me, I feel good. I hope I can help the team tomorrow.