Early in the morning after breakfast, Ruslan Neschyret, Konstantin Vycharenko, Oleh Ocheretko, Nazar Voloshyn, Arseniy Batagov, and Valentyn Rubchinsky headed to Malaga airport from where they flew to Istanbul and then to Antalya, where the U-21 team is gathering today.

Meanwhile, the national team players had a recovery training session in the evening because yesterday there was an intense intra-squad match at high speed, so they received significant physical strain. Today's program included stationary bikes and muscle recovery exercises to remove lactic acid.

Photos by Andriy Yushchak

The morning session was attended by many Ukrainians who currently live in Southern Spain, including a lot of children. As per tradition, the players approached fans and paid attention to each one: autograph and photo sessions caused genuine excitement among our fans—no one was left without a player's or head coach's signature.

Photos by Andriy Yushchak

In the afternoon, Artem Dovbik and Andriy Lunin joined the team after traveling quickly from Madrid. Later in the evening, Mykhailo Mudryk and Bohdan Mykhailychenko will arrive.

Photos by Andriy Yushchak

Tomorrow, the blue and yellow team will continue preparation in Marbella.

Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan («Dynamo» Kyiv), Anatoliy Trubin («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Andriy Lunin («Real» Madrid, Spain).

Defenders: Oleksandr Karavaev, Dmytro Popov, Oleksandr Timchik (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Mykhailo Matviyenko, Yurym Konoplyanka, Valeriy Bondar (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Bohdan Mykhailychenko («Polesye» Zhytomyr), Vitaliy Mykolenko («Everton» Liverpool, England), Illia Zabarnyi («Bournemouth», England), Maxim Talovoy (LASK Linz, Austria).

Midfielders: Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Mykhailo Shaparenko, Volodymyr Bratchuk (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Pichalnyk, Oleksiy Hutsulyak (both — SK «Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Oleksandr Zinchenko («Arsenal» London, England), Viktor Tsygankov («Girona», Spain), Mykhailo Mudryk («Chelsea» London, England), Serhiy Sydorchuk («Waasland-Beveren», Belgium), Ruslan Malinovskyi («Genoa» Genoa, Italy).

Forwards: Artem Dovbik («Girona», Spain), Roman Yaremchuk («Valencia», Spain), Danylo Sikan («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Vladyslav Vanat («Dynamo» Kyiv).

Reserve List: Dmytro Ryznyk, Yegor Nazarina (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Reminder, the semi-final match of Euro 2024 qualification play-offs Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ukraine will take place on March 21 in Zenica city and start at 8:45 PM local time (9:45 PM Kyiv time).

Alexander Glyvinsky, press secretary of the national team of Ukraine