Vbet UPL 2025/26, Matchday 28: Commentaries on Episodes from the UEFA Committee of Arbiters
For the first time in the history of Ukraine's national team match-day ceremonies, a child in a wheelchair pushed a player onto the field: 13-year-old Dzvinka Havylyshyn appeared on the stadium grass at Estadi Nou de València with our national team's midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi before the game against Albania (1-0).
The day before the international friendly match against Albania (Valencia, Stadium "Ciutat de Valencia", 21:45 Kyiv time) Ukraine's defender Vitaliy Mykolenko spoke with the head coach of the "blue and yellows" Serhiy Rebrov at a press conference. -- How did you recover after the match against Sweden?
The day before tomorrow's friendly match against the Albania national team (Valencia, Stadium "Ciutat de Valencia", 21:45 Kyiv time), the head coach of the Ukraine national team, Sergiy Rebrov, held a press conference with the media. - Everyone knows that tomorrow's match is already meaningless.
Ahead of tomorrow's friendly match between Ukraine and Albania, which will take place in Spanish Valencia at the Mestalla stadium (kick-off - around 21:45 Kyiv time), the head coach of our opponent Silvénio spoke to the media. —"How difficult is it to prepare for a match against Ukraine following the painful loss in the semi-final of the play-offs for the Euros-2026 against Poland?" —"It's always tough — stepping out on the pitch after matches like that against Poland."
At the friendly match between national teams of Ukraine and Albania, which will take place on March 31 in Valencia at the stadium "Ciutat de València" (21:45 Kyiv time), an Spanish refereeing team will work. UEFA informs about this. The head referee will be Juan Martínez Munuera. The line assistants will be Raúl Cabanillero and Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno. The duties of the fourth official will be performed by José Gallego Apéstegui.