Sunday, September 22, 2024

Slovakia v Ukraine: Euro 2024 – live

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Starting lineups

Slovakia (4-3-3): Dúbravka; Pekarík, Vavro, Škriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Schranz, Boženík, Haraslin.

Ukraine (4-3-3): Trubin; Tymchyk, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Zinchenko; Shaparenko, Brazhko, Sudakov; Yarmolenko, Mudryk, Dovbyk.

The exciting news is that Michael Oliver is in charge of proceedings in Dusseldorf. He will be assisted by Stuart Burt and Dan Cook.

Preamble

Hello! Few would have anticipated Slovakia beating Belgium nor Ukraine being brushed aside by Romania. The opening round results make this an extremely important fixture for both. Slovakia could seal progress to the knockout stages with a win, whereas Ukraine need a victory, especially with the Belgians to come, to give them a chance of getting out of the group.

Slovakia have strong foundations with David Hancko and Milan Škriniar at the back, leaving them confident of keeping a clean sheet against most and nicking a goal, as Belgium found out to their cost. If they can match their performance from the start of the week, then they will be optimistic of repeating the result.

Ukraine will be hurting after the humbling but there is plenty of quality available to Serhiy Rebrov. If he manages to get the best out of Georgiy Sudakov and Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukraine will look a very different prospect. The Shakhtar Donetsk man is tipped for a big-money move sooner rather than later, while the Chelsea winger already secured his, showing flashes of what he can do in the Premier League.

It should be an intriguing watch.

Kick-off: 2pm BST

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