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UA-Football has compiled for you the most important news of Thursday, October 29
The second match of the Europa League group round ended in defeat for Zorya. Viktor Skripnik’s team lost 1: 2 to Portuguese “Braga” in the home game. The guests scored two quick goals (Paulinho and Gaitán), and then confidently controlled the course of the match. “Zorya” was able to recover a goal only at the end of the match: the long-distance shot was taken by Ivanisenya. “There was a feeling that this was our maximum,” Viktor Skripnik said after the final whistle. After two rounds, “Zorya” and “AEK” have zero points each, “Leicester” and “Braga” scored six points.
Upon their return from Budapest, Dynamo Kiev players will not be able to see their families. Due to the epidemiological situation, it was decided to close the players on base for a long period. Specifically, the players will be in Koncha-Zaspa during the preparations for the matches with Dnipro-1 (October 31), Barcelona (November 4) and Shakhtar (November 8).
Shakhtar’s 21-year-old defender Viktor Kornienko has extended his contract with the Donetsk club. The new agreement of the parties is calculated until 2025. The previous contract was valid until 2023. Kornienko played eight games for Shakhtar and gave two assists. Also Shakhtar
Due to the increase in the COVID-19 disease, the Catalan government has decided to close the borders for 15 days. Thus, the match of the third day of the Champions League between Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev (November 8) can take place on neutral territory.
The head coach of the Ukraine youth team, Ruslan Rotan, named the players who are called up for the team meeting ahead of the Euro 2021 qualifying tournament matches with Malta and Northern Ireland. Rotan’s roster includes 24 artists. The games will take place on November 13 and 17.
Shakhtar Serhiy Kryvtsov players and forward Junior Moraes joined the general group and participated in the preparations for the match with Mariupol, which will take place on October 30. Kovalenko, Dentinho, Fernando, Konoplyanka, Malyshev and Ismaily continue to train individually.