EURO 2024. Latest from Ukraine's camp: return to Taunusstein and training with a reduced squad

22.06.2024 22:06

The national team of Ukraine returned from Düsseldorf to Taunusstein and held a training session without the starting lineup from the match against Slovakia.

After the first-round match, the Blue and Yellow team left their transfer hotel at 11:00 a.m. and returned to their tournament camp at the Légère complex after a two-and-a-half-hour bus journey.

Andriy Yushchak

Following lunch and rest, 17 players headed to the familiar stadium in Hallberg.

Today's session was for the players who did not play against Slovakia or came on as substitutes. Team captain Andriy Yarmolenko opted for a run and recovery exercises outdoors over rehabilitation procedures at the hotel, which was scheduled for the nine other players from yesterday’s starting lineup.

Photo by Andriy Yushchak

The goalkeepers, as usual, worked in full trio under the guidance of Rustam Khudzhamov, despite one of them playing all 90 minutes yesterday.

Meanwhile, the main group focused on ball retention and quick decision-making exercises, practiced tackling and worked on attack development and finishing. In addition, the players took plenty of shots on goal. Technique, tactics, and speed were all crucial today. It’s essential to elevate the functional level of the players with less game time to match those who played in the first two matches.

Tomorrow, the Ukrainians will continue their preparations in Taunusstein.

Photo by Andriy Yushchak

Ukraine squad for EURO 2024

Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), 12. Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), 23. Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).

Defenders: 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 2. Yukhym Konoplia, 21. Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 24. Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), 13. Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), 3. Oleksandr Svatok (FC Dnipro-1 Dnipro), 4. Maksym Talovierov (LASK Linz, Austria), 26. Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).

Midfielders: 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 19. Mykola Shaparenko, 18. Volodymyr Brazhko (all Dynamo Kyiv), 6. Taras Stepanenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 14. Georgiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), 15. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), 10. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy).

Forwards: 11. Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Spain), 9. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia, Spain), 25. Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).

EURO 2024 Group E: Schedule and Results

June 17: Romania vs Ukraine - 3:0

June 17: Belgium vs Slovakia - 0:1

June 26: Slovakia vs Ukraine - 1:2

Standings

June 22: Belgium vs Romania. Cologne Stadium, Cologne. Kick-off: 22:00 Kyiv time.

June 26: Slovakia vs Romania. Frankfurt Stadium, Frankfurt. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.

June 26: Ukraine vs Belgium. Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.

Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.