Andriy Lunin: "We are expecting a positive result from the aggregate score of the two matches against Belgium"

Ukraine's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin commented on our team's preparation for the League of Nations playoff matches against Belgium.

Andriy Lunin: "We are expecting a positive result from the aggregate score of the two matches against Belgium"

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Serhiy Rebrov's protégés are preparing in Benidorm, Spain, and the team has entered a regimen of two tactical and practical training sessions per day — morning and evening. The goalkeeper of the blue-and-yellow team, Andriy Lunin, shared his impressions from the exercises.

"I arrived at the camp right after the Real Madrid match, managed to sleep and started preparing. I missed two national team gatherings for certain reasons and am now very happy to be here again after a significant break. I have a great desire to work. No major changes have occurred in the squad during this time — everything is as usual. The mood is good, the atmosphere, the process — it's all super."

Regarding the upcoming match against Belgium, of course, we are expecting a positive result from the sum of two matches. We all want to rise into League A. But for that, we need to prepare well, seriously and responsibly. Everything else will be shown by the games themselves.

As for Thibaut Courtois, we didn't talk much about the upcoming matches. We teased each other a bit, but these are personal matters. Of course, I think our chances are 50-50. Belgium now has a new coach. On one hand, there might be some surprises, new tactics, on the other — maybe the team won't yet fully execute all his instructions. But right now the most important thing is to prepare ourselves, look at our game, our work."

We remind you that the League of Nations play-off matches against Belgium will take place on March 20 in Murcia and on March 23 in Ghent.