On the eve of the Euro 2024 match against Romania, Ukraine's head coach Serhiy Rebrov gave a regular pre-match press conference.
Sergiy Rebrov- I think it is very important for Ukraine to be on this stage. In our country, football is not in the first place now. It is a great pleasure for all the players to start playing in the tournament, even though it is a difficult time.
Romania has been successful recently. They have very good young players. This is a team that understands what they have at their disposal. They have very fast players, who, in fact, led the team to Euro 2024.
We like to play in Germany, we played a friendly match here. We see the organization - it is unprecedented. When we come to Germany, it always feels like we are playing at home.
It is very important that we work together throughout the year. I see that the players understand much better what we are trying to get from them. We understand each other much better than at the beginning. We have to respect our opponents and concentrate on every match.
The war in our country gives more motivation to our players. When you are here to show the spirit of Ukraine, it is very important. This tournament is really about the spirit of our country.
What is Vitaliy Mykolenko's condition? His injury does not heal in one or two days. So he will definitely not play against Romania. But we see how he works, and we hope that he will return as soon as possible," said Serhiy Stanislavovych.
