Nations League 2024/25. Ukraine holds first training session to gear up for matches against Georgia and Albania

12.11.2024 19:21

On November 12, the Ukraine national team held its first training session as part of its preparation for the two upcoming away matches in the Nations League 2024/25 against Georgia and Albania.

Under the guidance of head coach Serhiy Rebrov, the team participated in both theoretical and practical sessions in Belek, Turkiye, where they will train until November 15 before heading to Batumi. On the same day, pre-match media activities will take place (with details on time and location to follow). On November 16, Ukraine will face Georgia at Adjara Bet Arena in the fifth match of Group B1, kicking off at 19:00 Kyiv time. It’s worth noting that the ticket quota for Ukrainian fans for this match has already sold out.

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The next day, on November 17, the team will travel to Tirana. The traditional pre-match media activities will be held on November 18 (details to be confirmed). On November 19, Ukraine will conclude its group stage matches against Albania at Air Albania Stadium, with the game set to kick off at 21:45 Kyiv time. Tickets for Ukrainian fans for this final match are still available for purchase.

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Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Defenders: Mykola Matviyenko, Yukhym Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar (all from Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), Maksym Talovierov (LASK, Austria).

Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazhko (both from Dynamo Kyiv), Georgiy Sudakov, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Zubkov (all from Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksiy Hutsulyak, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both from Polissya Zhytomyr), Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (Oleksandriya), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, London, England), Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford, England).

Forwards: Artem Dovbyk (Roma, Italy), Roman Yaremchuk (Olympiacos, Greece), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).

Reserves: Taras Stepanenko, Danylo Sikan (both from Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin, USA), Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr), Vladyslav Kabaiev (Dynamo Kyiv).

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Nations League 2024/2025. Group B1

Matchday 1

September 7, 2024

Georgia - Czechia - 4:1

Ukraine - Albania - 1:2

Matchday 2

September 10, 2024

Czechia - Ukraine - 3:2

Albania - Georgia - 0:1

Matchday 3

October 11, 2024

Czechia - Albania - 2:0

Ukraine - Georgia - 1:0

Matchday 4

October 14, 2024

Georgia - Albania - 0:1

Ukraine - Czechia - 1:1

Standings

Matchday 5