In the Conference League qualifier match against «Besiktas», Shaparenko sustained a quadriceps tendon injury. After examination by the national team, it was determined that the player will need approximately three weeks to recover. Mykola has left the main squad today, wishing him a speedy recovery and return to playing condition!

At the same time, another midfielder — Oleksandr Pikhalyonok from SK «Dnipro-1» — has been promoted from the reserve list to the main squad. He will arrive at the blue-and-yellow camp in Třebíč today.

National team roster

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan («Dynamo» Kyiv), Anatoliy Trubin («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Andriy Lunin («Real» Madrid, Spain).

Defenders: Mykola Matviyenko, Yurym Konoplyanka (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Dmytro Popov, Oleksandr Tymchyk (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Vitaliy Mykolenko («Everton» Liverpool, England), Illia Zabarny («Bournemouth», England), Serhiy Krivtsov («Inter Miami», USA), Bohdan Mikhaylichenko («Dynamo» Zagreb, Croatia).

Midfielders: Andriy Yarmolenko, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Oleksandr Karavaev (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Taras Stepanenko, Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov, Ihor Nazarina (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksandr Zinchenko («Arsenal» London, England), Viktor Tsygankov («Girona», Spain), Mykhaylo Mudryk («Chelsea» London, England), Oleksandr Pikhalyonok («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk).

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk («Valencia», Spain), Artem Dovbyk («Girona», Spain), Vladyslav Vanat («Dynamo» Kyiv).

Reserve list: Oleksandr Svatok («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Arseniy Batagov («Zorya» Luhansk), Danylo Sykan («Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Oleksandr Hlyvinskyi, press secretary of the national team