Ukrainian defender of London’s Arsenal Oleksandr Zinchenko still does not have a stable place in his team’s lineup.
Having been included in the starting lineup of the “Gunners” for the Premier League match against Brentford (1:1) last Saturday and playing 62 minutes, the 28-year-old footballer was left on the bench for yesterday’s return match of the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Madrid’s Real Madrid (2:1).
The Ukrainian appeared on the field only in the 90th minute of this match, but managed to make his mark during the segment of the game he spent on the substitute bench: at one point, during warm-ups at the edge of the field, Zinchenko decided not to pass the ball to Real’s midfielder Vinicius Junior, which went out of bounds, leading to a verbal exchange between the players.
It should be noted that Arsenal advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League based on the aggregate score of two matches (3:0, 2:1), where they will face French PSG. As for Zinchenko, he has participated in 19 matches for Arsenal this season and has contributed with one goal to his tally.
