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Chelsea midfielder and Ukraine international Mykhailo Mudryk commented on his injury sustained in the postponed match of the 34th round of the English Championship against Brighton (2-1).

- Will the injury hinder you at Euro 2024?

- I think it won't.

The player was replaced due to suspected concussion. He will miss the match against Bournemouth on 19 May because a player cannot play for 7 days if he is replaced due to such a suspicion.

As a reminder, Euro 2024 starts on 14 June.

Shakhtar's head coach Marino Pushic explained the absence of midfielder Georgy Sudakov in the Ukrainian Cup final against Vorskla.

"Unfortunately, he was injured at the last training session before the game. But I have good news about this - it's a minor injury, maximum 2 weeks. He will definitely be ready for the European Championship.

Unfortunately for us, we couldn't use him tonight, but the team made a great effort and the substitute was good, so I'm very pleased.

Don't worry about Sudakov, he will be ready for the Ukrainian national team at the European Championships," said Pushic.

Chelsea midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk has announced that he has finished this season due to an injury sustained in yesterday's Premier League match against Brighton.

"Unfortunately, this season is over for me. Thank you all, thank you for your messages. I feel better, see you next season, Blues. It's part of the game, isn't it?" Mudryk wrote on his Instagram page.

It will be recalled that in yesterday's match, Mudryk and Lamptey bumped heads, after which the Ukrainian was replaced. It is suspected that the midfielder has a concussion.

As Sport.ua has learned, Uzhhorod footballers, who once played in the First League but suspended their performances after the Russian aggression in Ukraine, are set to return to the PFL. "Uzhhorod wants to start in the Second League.

According to available information, the Transcarpathians want to be represented in the Second League. Other teams such as Polissia, Oleksandriya, Bukovyna have also expressed a desire to play in this division, and negotiations are underway with Vorskla and Kolos.

The further participation of Kremen-2 is in doubt.

Italian coach Maurizio Sarri, who recently resigned as Lazio's coach, has revealed when he plans to retire.

"I'm going to retire in two or three years and I'm going to help my home region and the people who deserve it, because they have done a lot over the years. I am attached to Filene Valdarno in Tuscany, I grew up there," Sarri was quoted as saying by Football-italia.net.

Atletico Madrid is considering the possibility of signing Ukrainian Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. It is reported by Elgoldigital.com.

According to the source, Atletico's management is closely monitoring the situation with Lunin at Real Madrid after the return of the team's main goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to the game. "The Matrons know that the Ukrainian does not want to be the second choice, and therefore are ready to consider Lunin's transfer.

It is known that Atletico's number one, Yak Oblak, is likely to leave the team in the summer, and the team's coach Diego Simeone considers Lunin to be an ideal replacement, knowing his strengths.

As a reminder, Lunin has not yet signed a new deal with Real Madrid. His current contract runs until the summer of 2025.

Everton defender Vitaliy Mykolenko expressed his opinion about boxer Oleksandr Usyk and made a prediction for Usyk's upcoming fight against British fighter Tyson Fury.

"I am really proud of him. He always tries to help Ukrainians every day. Usyk is an absolute legend. Who will win the upcoming fight? Usyk. He will win on points by the judges' decision," Mykolenko said on Sky Sports.

As a reminder, Usyk's fight against Fury will take place on 18 May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp visited his team's empty Anfield home stadium.

Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of this season, as previously announced. The German specialist wants to take a break from coaching for a while.

As a reminder, Klopp will play his last match in charge of Liverpool on Sunday, 19 May. At Anfield, the Merseysiders will host Wolverhampton in the 38th round of the English Championship. The match starts at 18:00 Kyiv time.

Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko commented on the victory over Vorskla (2-1) in the Ukrainian Cup final.

"We relaxed after conceding a goal. There were a few alarming calls, a couple of pitches. We relaxed early, because it could have been 2:2 and another 30 minutes. It is good that it ended like that. "Vorskla" played according to the same scheme.

This is the second time when we catch up with Dynamo for trophies. Then Dynamo broke away. Now we have caught up with them, and I really believe that next year we will be able to overtake Dynamo," Stepanenko said.

For the first time in its history, French side Brest won the right to play in European competitions.

Brest owes this achievement to PSG, who beat Nice away in the 32nd round of the French Championship. Thus, the club from the Brittany region will no longer fall below 4th place in the Ligue 1 standings at the end of the season.

Fourth place entitles Brest to start its European Cup journey from the third qualifying round of the Champions League, but Eric Roy's men can also qualify for the most prestigious club tournament directly if they beat Toulouse in the last round of the national championship and Lille, who are currently third, do not defeat Nice. At the moment, both Brest and Lille have an equal number of points - 58 each.

It will be recalled that three clubs from France will directly qualify for the Champions League next season, two of which are already known - PSG and Monaco.

"Salzburg are interested in the transfer of Zorya defender Arseniy Batagov. This was reported by journalist Volodymyr Zverov.

It is reported that Salzburg's scouts have already attended several of Zorya's European Cup matches this season, watching Batagov's performance.

Earlier, there was also information that Dynamo Kyiv was also interested in the defender.

The head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhii Rebrov spoke about his work in the national team, as well as the preparation of our national team for Euro 2024.

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