Champions League. Arsenal wins without Zinchenko and Benfica loses with Trubin in goal
In the third round of the group stage of the 2023/2024 Champions League, two matches were played in which clubs with players from the Ukraine national team participated.
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In the Group V English «Arsenal» Oleksandr Zinchenko faced «Sevilla» in Spain. The Ukrainian utility player spent the entire match on the bench as his team won (2:1).
In group D «Benfica» of Anatolii Trubin hosted the Spanish «Real Sociedad» in Lisbon. Our footballer played the full match, which ended with a victory for the visitors (1:0).
After three rounds, Zinchenko's team is at the top of Group V's standings with six points, while Trubin's team, having no points, is last in Group D.
