Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is of interest to representatives of the English Premier League, according to journalist and insider Fabrizio Romano.
According to the source, Chelsea scouts have attended Napoli's matches several times to study Kvaratskhelia. The problem is that the London club, like Napoli, will not play in the Champions League next season, meaning that a move to Chelsea does not meet the player's requirements.
18.06.2024, 20:13
On Tuesday, June 18, the draw for the first qualifying round of the 2024/2025 Champions League took place in Nyon.
According to the UEFA official website, the first pairs of the tournament were drawn:
"Slovan (Slovakia) - Struga (Macedonia)
TNC (Wales) - Dečić (Montenegro)
"Borac (Bosnia) - Egnatia (Albania)
"Hamrun Spartans (Malta) - Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar)
"Balkani (Kosovo) - SI Santa Coloma (Andorra)
"Flora (Estonia) - Celje (Slovenia)
"Claxwick (Faroe Islands) - Diefferdange (Luxembourg)
"Panevezys (Lithuania) - HIK (Finland)
RAF (Latvia) - Larne (Northern Ireland)
"Viking (Iceland) - Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
"Virtus (San Marino) - FCSB (Romania)
"Ludogorets (Bulgaria) - Dynamo (Batumi, Georgia)
"Ordabasy (Kazakhstan) - Petrocube (Moldova)
"Dynamo (Minsk, Belarus) - Pyunik (Armenia)
It will be recalled that Dynamo Kyiv will start this year's Champions League draw from the 2nd qualifying round.
18.06.2024, 19:49
Famous Ukrainian businessman and volunteer Yuriy Sapronov commented on the opening defeat of the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2024 on his Facebook page.
"Yesterday's news was full of statements from football 'experts'. Just the whole country of Carla Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. Hype. Hype. I can just see the sofa, puffy cheeks, nose boogers wiped off with my little finger on my pants, and spilled coffee on the keyboard. For destruction. It's amazing. Delirium, nonsense, and nonsense everywhere. They distributed the collections to the brigades of the Armed Forces and sent them to the front. As riflemen and machine gunners. Serhiy Rebrov was sent to coach the Zachepyliv "Refrigerator" in the Transcarpathian water pumping championship.
Hello, this is the national team of our country. There is no other. This is the first match. Yes, they played badly, very badly. Why? I don't know. I'm not an expert or a coach. Maybe we burned out, maybe we underestimated the opponent. Yes, there were no emotions, no fight to the death for every meter of the field and no dedication. There are two more matches. Conclusions will be drawn, I'm sure. I spoke on the phone with three players whom I have known for a long time. One of them was crying. A man was crying. A man! They are depressed. Stop hating, hating, whining and whining. We believe in the team! We believe and hope! They need our support! We support the national team of Ukraine!" he wrote.
Romania midfielder Rezvan Marin summed up the results of his team's starting match at Euro 2024 - against Ukraine.
- It's amazing. I think that 22 million Romanians are definitely happy now. I'm happy, we have to keep it up. Just thinking about the people on the streets celebrating gives me goosebumps. But we have to move towards the goal from match to match and be ready for every game. I can definitely say that we can get a positive result. Now we have to fully concentrate on the next game," Marin was quoted as saying by UEFA's official website.
The head coach of the Spanish national team, Luis de la Fuente, praised the skills of his player Fabian Ruiz.
- Look at Fabian Ruiz's game in a different way and realize how strong he is. Believe me, he is extremely underrated," said Luis de la Fuente.
It should be added that Fabian Ruiz played 24 matches for the Spanish national team, in which he scored 3 goals. In particular, Fabian Ruiz scored one of his goals against Croatia.
18.06.2024, 18:38
Roberto Morales, a well-known Ukrainian journalist and commentator, shared his forecast for the Euro 2024 match between Portugal and the Czech Republic.
- As soon as the old men played for Portugal, everything went well. This is more of a joke, but not completely. During the preparation for the Euro, Roberto Martinez's team played three matches. First, against Finland, whom they were very confidently beating, they made two mistakes, revived the intrigue and won 4-2. Then we lost to Croatia at home, 1-2.
Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo did not play in those matches. They came out against Ireland, 3-0. Cristiano scored a double, and João Felix scored another beautiful goal.
I consider Portugal one of the favorites for Euro 2024. They have a good, deep squad. They have experience, maturity, youth, and enthusiasm. They have an interesting, albeit unlikely, coach. At least in the group stage, this team should not face any serious problems.
The Czechs are definitely very much inferior in individual strength to their opponents. The team is strong and nothing more. It has a task to fight for the playoffs.
The Czechs have not lost seven matches in a row. In 2024, they won all four friendly matches against Malta, Norway, North Macedonia and Armenia. In each of them, they allowed the opponent to score. The bet is a dry victory for Portugal," Morales said.
Romanian midfielder Nicolae Stancu summarized the results of his team's opening match at Euro 2024 against Ukraine.
- "I know myself and my teammates, so I can say for sure: we will not celebrate this victory vigorously. Now we are only thinking about the match against Belgium. My goal? It was the best in my career. Matches for the national team mean everything to me. To score at the Euros and win in such a style... It's just incredible," Stancha was quoted as saying by UEFA's official website.
18.06.2024, 17:50
Former Ukraine defender Artem Fedetskyi, who played 53 matches for the national team, talks about the first round match of Euro 2024 Romania - Ukraine (3:0).
Vitaliy Buyalsky, a midfielder and captain of Dynamo Kyiv, came to the training session at the YASKO Children's and Youth Football Club in Vinnytsia.
"The children were delighted with the opportunity to meet such a great player and get his autograph. Vitaliy Buyalsky shared his secrets of success on the field, thus inspiring young fans to achieve in football. Thank you, Vitaliy, for your attention to our children and we hope to see you soon," the school's press officer wrote.
18.06.2024, 17:02
Former Shakhtar Donetsk and Romania striker Ciprian Marica shared his impressions of his national team's match against Ukraine at Euro 2024.
"Our national team asphalted the Ukrainians. We played just incredible. Having given the opponent the initiative at the beginning of the match, we managed to then use our chances. I assumed that Romania would give the initiative to the Ukrainians, they would dictate the game, but we were not worried.
The Romanian players ran more than the Ukrainians. Our players sacrificed themselves, and it was visible until the end of the meeting. Not for nothing we had the best defense in the matches of the qualifying cycle - that's how to win games," Maricu is quoted by Fanatik.ro.
18.06.2024, 16:41
Andriy Yarmolenko, a midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national team, has set a historic achievement for Ukrainian football.
The midfielder took part in the Euro 2024 match between Ukraine and Romania, coming on in the second half. Thus, Yarmolenko became the first player in the history of Ukrainian football to play in the final stage of four European Championships.
Earlier, Yarmolenko took part in Euro 2012 (one assist), Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 (two goals, two assists).
It will be recalled that our national team will play its next match at Euro 2024 on Friday, June 21, against the Slovak national team.
18.06.2024, 16:20
Real Madrid head coach and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois supported Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin after an unsuccessful game in the Euro 2024 match against Romania.
Defensa Central reports that after the match, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti and Galaxy goalkeeper Courtois contacted Lunin and supported the Ukrainian. They encouraged the player and noted that sometimes such mistakes happen.
As a reminder, the Ukrainian national team will play its next match at Euro 2024 on Friday, June 21, against Slovakia.
