Gianluigi Donnarumma: "We knew we would have to suffer with Ukraine. They are a great team!"

Italy goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Donnarumma summarised the results of the match against Ukraine (0-0) in the Euro 2024 qualifying cycle, which took place yesterday in Leverkusen.

"We are very happy to qualify for Euro 2024. It was a tough, difficult match. The Ukraine national team is a great team and we knew that we would have to suffer with them to achieve the necessary result. But I think today we did everything at our best. Our team was united and compact, as our head coach asked.

At the same time, I am sure we have incredible opportunities for further growth. Our mentor gives us a lot. We just need to listen to him carefully and train. I am sure that we will go very far.

Penalty on Mudryk at the end of the match? After watching the replays of this episode, I can say that it could well have happened that the referee would have pointed to the spot. But we are not thinking about that now - we are celebrating a hard-fought draw against a great team," TMW quoted Donnarumma as saying.