Saturday was different from the previous day of training camp. This time, the blue-and-yellow team did not have a morning training session but had an intense evening workout.

In the first half of the day, Austrian LASK defender Maxim Taloviyor arrived at the camp. He played 90 minutes for his club in Austria's Bundesliga against Vienna Rapid (0:0) the previous day.

Considering yesterday's game load and travel fatigue, Maxim limited himself to a jog and myofascial release in the evening, observing the practice match.

Photos by Andriy Yushchak

The practice match itself took place in the form of game series. Players were divided into two teams — "yellow" and "blue". During breaks in play, the coaching staff made significant rotations within each team. The game ended with a victory for the yellow team — 2:0: in the final game segment, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Georgiy Sudakov scored, with Sudakov delivering an excellent shot from the penalty spot into the ninth.

Photos by Andriy Yushchak

Ultimately, the result of the match is irrelevant as this practice game was only a preparation stage for the semifinal playoff qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tomorrow, six players from the youth team will join the national squad to diligently carry out tasks assigned by the coaching staff, ensuring the training process. Now, these boys are joining the youth team which tomorrow in Turkey starts its camp — ahead of Euro-2025 qualifying matches.

Photos by Andriy Yushchak

Literally half an hour after the national team returned from their evening training session, Girona's defensive midfielder Viktor Tsygankov arrived at the hotel. His teammate Artem Dovbyk was playing against Getafe in Madrid in a La Liga match that ended with his team losing 0:1. Artem, along with another of our "Spaniards", Andriy Lunin, who played the full game for Osasuna — Real (2:4), will join the national squad tomorrow. Roman Yaremchuk from Valencia and other Ukrainian players abroad will join the team on March 18th — the day after their club matches.

Ukraine National Team Roster

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

Defenders: Oleksandr Karavaev, Dmytro Popov, Oleksandr Timchik (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Mykola Matviyenko, Yurym Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Bohdan Mikhaylichenko («Polesye» Zhytomyr), Vitaliy Mykolenko («Everton» Liverpool, England), Illia Zabarny (Bournemouth, England), Maxim Taloviyor (LASK Linz, Austria).

Midfielders: Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazyko (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Pichalonok, Oleksiy Hutsulyak (both — SK «Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Oleksandr Zinchenko («Arsenal» London, England), Viktor Tsygankov («Girona», Spain), Mykhailo Mudryk («Chelsea» London, England), Serhiy Sydorchuk («Westerlo», Belgium), Ruslan Malinovskyi («Genoa» Genoa, Italy).

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

Reserve List: Dmytro Riznyk, Yegor Nazarina (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Recall that the semifinal playoff qualifier match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine will take place on March 21st in Zenica city, starting at 8:45 PM local time (9:45 PM Kyiv time).

Oleksandr Glyvinskyi, press secretary of the national team