Weekend for Ukraine's legionnaires: draw in English derby and early championship for Roman Yaremchuk

Last weekend, nine out of eleven foreign players called up by Serhiy Rebrov to the national team of Ukraine for the March playoff matches of the Nations League against Belgium played for their clubs on the field.

Weekend for Ukraine's legionnaires: draw in English derby and early championship for Roman Yaremchuk

Photo: Dan Balashov

Last weekend, nine out of eleven national team players called up by Serhiy Rebrov for Ukraine's March playoff matches in the Nations League against Belgium played for their clubs.

On Saturday, April 12, within the 32nd round of the English Premier League, "Everton" Vitaliy Mykolenko (full match) won away from "Nottingham Forest" (1:0), while "Arsenal" Oleksandr Zinchenko (substituted in the 62nd minute) drew at home with "Brentford" Iegor Yarmoluk (came on as a substitute in the 69th minute, received a yellow card) — 1:1.

On Sunday, April 13, in MLS "Austin" Oleksandr Svatok (came on as a substitute in the 66th minute) suffered a heavy defeat away from "Vancouver Whitecaps" — 1:5.

In the 31st round of La Liga, "Girona" Viktor Tsygankov (substituted in the 51st minute) lost away to "Osasuna" — 1:2.

In the 29th round of Portugal's Primeira Liga, "Benfica" Anatoliy Trubin (full match) failed to hold on to their lead in a home game against "Arouca" — 2:2.

In the 3rd round of Greece's Super League, "Olympiacos" Roman Yaremchuk (came on as a substitute in the 90th minute, received a yellow card) defeated AEK at home (1:0) and became champions of the country for the season-2024/2025 prematurely.

In the 32nd round of Italy's Serie A, "Roma" Artem Dovbik (substituted in the 84th minute) drew at home with "Lazio" — 1:1.

On Monday, April 14, in the Premier League, "Bournemouth" Illiy Zabarny (came on as a substitute in the 46th minute) won at home against "Fulham" — 1:0.