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Ukrainian midfielder of Polish Raków Vladyslav Kochergin has scored another goal for his team.

The 27-year-old footballer was included in the starting line-up of Raków for yesterday's Polish Championship match with Widzew, and at the end of the match he managed to bring his team a spectacular resultant shot from outside the penalty area.

Polish Championship. 30th round

"Widzew " - "Raków " - 0:1 (0:0)
Goal: KOCHERGIN (81)

We would like to add that in the current season Kochergin has played 46 matches for Raków in all tournaments, and he has 8 goals and 3 assists on his account.

Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Volodymyr Brazhko summed up the results of his team's 2-1 win over Dnipro-1 in the 26th round of the Ukrainian league in Dnipro yesterday.

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Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Vladyslav Kabayev commented on his team's 2-1 victory over Dnipro-1 in yesterday's match of the 26th round of the Ukrainian championship in Dnipro.

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Popular journalist Ihor Tsyganik told the story of how Ilya Zabarnyi got into the Dynamo first team thanks to Mircea Lucescu.

- We were sitting with Ihor Surkis, and Lucescu took over the team then. And he said that he was going to call Lucescu to tell him that he was negotiating a defender from Besiktas, a Brazilian, and they had already agreed. He leaves and then comes back as if in shock. Lucescu told him: 'Cancel the negotiations, it's too much money for this player, we have our own centre-back'. I ask: who? He answers: Zabarnyi.

Surkis leans over to me and says: "Igor, maybe he's melting us down?" Then the Champions League qualifiers, we were playing AZ (2-0), someone got injured, Zabarnyi came on and played on.

This is the coach's feeling, in such a situation, when it is necessary to qualify for the Champions League, with huge money at stake, he refuses an experienced legionnaire and says he will play a young one," Tsyganik said on his YouTube channel.

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has spoken about whether he should feel responsible for failures this season.

According to the Argentine specialist, the blame for the failures lies not only on his shoulders, but everyone involved with the Blues.

"It looks like I am the only one to blame for the problems, not the whole club, but it has to be the whole club. I think it is important. I am in favour of making decisions. We have signed players. And then we create a new structure.

In some moments I am not involved. My responsibility is for the team to perform. But of course the club designs and plans the structure you have to prove that it works. Because of the results you can say that yes, it is only my fault. But I don't hold the key to the club. I don't make all the decisions here. It has to be clear," Pochettino stated.

Some matches of the 33rd round of the Spanish championship took place. Here are their results.

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Some matches of the 35th round of the English championship took place. Here are their results.

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27 April was one of the matches of the 35th round of the English Football Championship. Aston Villa (England) and Chelsea (London) met.

English Championship, 35th round

Aston Villa (England) - Chelsea (London) - 2: 3 ( 2:0)
Goals: Mark Cucurella (4), M. Rogers (42) - N. Madueke (62), Conor Gallagher (81), Disasi (90+5).

Warnings: Douglas Luis (49), M. Caicedo (49), M. Rodgers (64), L. Bailey (66), Mudrick (82), T. Silva (87).

Aston Villa vs Chelsea match review:

Aston Villa and Chelsea met in a thrilling Premier League match at Villa Park, which ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw.

The match was played on a wave of emotion from both teams: "Aston Villa" led in the first half, and "Chelsea" managed to get back in the second half. The first goal of the match came in the 4th minute, Aston Villa took the lead thanks to M. Kukurella's own goal. The hosts doubled their lead in the 42nd minute when M. Rogers headed the ball into the net and Aston Villa took a 2-0 lead. Chelsea took the lead in the second half, and in the 62nd minute N. Madueke hit a lucky shot to put one goal into the visitors' net. The pressure on Aston Villa continued to build, and Chelsea looked to equalise. In the 81st minute, K. Gallagher, a Chelsea player, levelled the score - 2:2. The match was not without drama as players from both teams were shown yellow cards. Despite late efforts from both sides, including a cancelled Chelsea goal in the 90th minute due to a foul, the match ended in a tight 2-2 draw. Aston Villa made strategic substitutions throughout the match, with Y. Tielemans, E. Martinez, Diego Carlos and T. Iroegbunam coming on as substitutes at various points in the game. On the other hand, Chelsea brought on M. Mudryk, K. Casadei and A. Disasi in the second half to try and change the outcome of the match. Overall it was an exciting match full of goals, drama and tension as both teams battled it out on the pitch. The 2-2 draw was a fair result for the two teams who showed great determination and skill throughout the match.

The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Brighton vs Aston Villa, Chelsea vs Tottenham.

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Some matches of the 31st round of the French championship took place. Here are their results.

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Some matches of the 34th round of the Italian championship took place. Here are their results.

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On Saturday, 27 April, in the match of the 26th round of the Ukrainian championship Dynamo Kyiv defeated Dnipro-1 away with the score 2:1. The meeting took place in Dnipro at the stadium "Dnipro Arena". Here is a photo report about this match.

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Everton's Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mikolenko spoke about his performance in the current season of the English Championship.

- I like playing games every three or four days. It's especially good when you win, I feel you can recover much better. When you lose, you feel bad emotions, and it's harder for me as a player to recover from a defeat. You can recover physically, but it's more difficult mentally.

It is always very nice to play at home. Our fans are amazing at every game and I want to thank them every time. You can really feel it on the pitch, especially at Goodison. Even when we lose, they are waiting for us after the game. I want to say a big thank you to our fans because it's been a tough season - tough for the players and tough for the fans, but we really appreciate their continued support.

When I came to Everton two years ago, I felt the love of our fans in the first game. I always try to help my team and fight for Everton. In football, the most important thing for me is to play one hundred per cent in every match, and I feel that this season I am playing much better than last season. I feel I am becoming more consistent and that is very important," the Ukrainian told the club's press service.