Today's opening match of the 2024/2025 Nations League Ukraine — Albania, which will take place in Paris at the Epet Arena (kickoff at 8:45 PM local time), will be the seventh meeting between these rivals in history.

In these encounters, our team has an undeniable advantage: five wins, one draw, and a goal difference of 13-4 in favor of the blue-and-yellow side.

It is interesting to note that the current head coach of Ukraine's national team, Serhiy Rebrov, scored against Albania twice during his playing career. Even more intriguing is the fact that this opponent has also been scored by two players who are currently part of our national squad: Andriy Yarmolenko did it three times, while Taras Stepanenko managed one goal. In addition to these scorers, goals in the net of the Balkan side belong to Andriy Rusol, Andriy Husyn, Andriy Shevchenko, Ruslan Rotan, and Yevhen Konoplyanka (three).