Starting from March 13th, after leaving the train from Kyiv, the blue-and-yellow team until this day has made 12 transfers-flights from location to location (train, bus, plane). And this is only if we consider large-scale moves and do not count trips to training fields in Marbella, which were nearby.

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This time, to the overall mileage that is accumulated through logistics related to wartime realities, was added a "remote" stadium placement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Trips from Sarajevo to Zenica and back (for training and match) amounted to nearly 300 km. The road from Opole to Tychy takes exactly half of this distance — 150 km. Leaving the Remes hotel at 10 am, blue-and-yellow were already on site in two hours. The hotel in the outskirts of Wroclaw is well known to Ukrainians as it was here that the national team prepared for the match against England last September. Four trips today and tomorrow to "Tychy Stadium Wroclaw" with a return to the hotel will also total 120 km, since the stadium is located 30 km from the current location of the country's main team.

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Immediately upon arrival at the hotel, head coach Serhiy Rebrov conducted a theoretical session. After this, the boys had lunch and rest.

Considering the distance, the national team members left early for an official training session: it takes half an hour to get to the stadium. A pleasant moment — unlike Tychy, where there was rain, in Wroclaw there were no showers and it was a bit warmer, around eight degrees Celsius. Compared to cold rainy days in Opole, this factor became a kind of bonus for our players.

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Training — pre-game, and therefore includes all necessary attributes of preparation for an important match. Starting with warm-up and square games, the national team moved on to direct work. All 28 players who are in camp participated in the session. During game series, the coaching staff made a final check of performers' readiness and received crucial information for themselves. Serhiy Rebrov and his assistants finalized the process of game preparation, after which there is still some time left until evening for the main coach to decide on the 23-player lineup for tomorrow's match. And there is one more day left for tactical and psychological adjustment.

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However, already now one can state the battle readiness in the camp of Ukraine's national team. Players are aware of how important tomorrow's match is for the entire country and are ready to give all their strength and even more to achieve a common desire of Ukrainians who need positive emotions more than ever. Daily bombardments that Russia carries out on our territory reflect deep pain in the hearts of the boys and intense hatred towards the enemy.

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Yesterday, after the final training in Opole, the boys unfurled a banner Free Azovstal Defenders, once again reminding Europe of the importance of freeing prisoners and that war is still ongoing in Ukraine with people dying every day.

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Tomorrow at the arena in Wroclaw, an Ukrainian attendance is expected, so we hope that our stands will propel the national team forward and multiply the boys' strength.

Ukraine National Team Roster

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

Defenders: Oleksandr Karavaev, Danylo Popov, Oleksandr Tymchyk (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Mykhailo Matviyenko, Yurii Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Bohdan Mykhaylichenko («Polesia» Zhytomyr), Vitaliy Mykolenko («Everton», Liverpool, England), Illia Zabarny (Bournemouth, England), Maxim Talahevych (LASK Linz, Austria).

Midfielders: Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Mykhailo Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazyk (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Pichalenko, Oleksiy Hushchynskyi (both — SK «Dnipro-1», Dnipro), Oleksandr Zinchenko («Arsenal» London, England), Viktor Tsygankov («Girona», Spain), Mykhailo Mudryk («Chelsea» London, England), Serhiy Sydorchuk («Waasland-Beveren», Belgium), Ruslan Malinovskyi («Genoa», Genoa, Italy).

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

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

Oleksandr Hlyvinskyi, press secretary of the national team