The day before the Euro-2024 playoff semifinal match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, head coach of the Ukraine national team Serhiy Rebrov held a press conference.

"You know the coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Savo Milošević. Given your preference for 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 formations, will there be any secrets between you two?"

"I know Savo well from when I played with him. I think he's a good person. But I don't know what kind of coach he is. He has only coached a few matches for the national team, changed many players and sometimes even the structure of play. I respect Savo, but we came here not as friends. Before and after the game, of course, I wish him all the best, but our tasks are different at the moment."

"How is Viktor Tsygankov feeling? Will he be playing tomorrow?"

"We will see how he feels; we still have a day. We'll see how he feels during training. But we brought 28 players with us, there are players capable of playing in this position. Viktor is an important player for us, and we hope for his quick return."

"What do you expect from tomorrow's game?"

"We all understand that it will be a tough away game. Bosnia finished fifth in their qualifying group, but any team can prepare well and show its best football for this match. We are preparing for a difficult game. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a strong team with good players. We need to respect the opponent but focus on ourselves."

"What's the current status of the players? Are there any injuries besides Tsygankov?"

"No, there were no new injuries this week. Everyone is recovering and preparing. It's always a tough question for me — who won't make it into the lineup. I see the training process — all the guys understand everything, they're working very hard. So it will be a difficult decision."

Reminder: The Euro-2024 playoff semifinal match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine will take place on March 21 in Zenica and start at 8:45 PM local time (9:45 PM Kyiv time).