Sports competitions in Europe are gradually beginning, which means that for many Ukrainian players who went to Euro 2024, the truly hectic times have already started.

As early as Friday, August 9, in the round of 32 of the Italian Cup "Genoa," Ruslan Malinovskyi (came on as a substitute in the 61st minute) defeated "Reggina" at home (1:0). Our footballer recorded an assist for the winning goal.

On Saturday, August 10, in the final friendly matches of the summer transfer window, English "Everton" Vitaliy Mykolenko (full match) and Italian "Roma" Artem Dovbik (full match) drew in Liverpool — 1:1, while "Ili Zabarny" (Victor Tsygankov) did not play as "Bournemouth" won at home against Spanish "Girona" — 3:2.

On Sunday, August 11, "Arsenal" Oleksandr Zinchenko (replaced in the 63rd minute) defeated French "Lyon" at home in the Emirates Cup — 2:0, and "Chelsea" Mikhail Mudryk (replaced in the 78th minute) drew with Italian "Inter" in their final preparatory match at Stamford Bridge — 1:1.

In the opening round of Portugal's Primeira Liga-2024/2025, "Benfica" Anatoliy Trubin surprisingly lost away to modest "Famalicao" — 0:2.