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Forward of Inter Miami Lionel Messi wants to continue his performances at the current club.

According to journalist Gaston Edul, Messi will soon sign a new agreement with Inter Miami, which will now be effective until the end of the 2026 World Cup. The tournament will be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

It was previously reported that Messi may sign a contract lasting until 2027.

PSV head coach Peter Bosz commented on the victory over Shakhtar (3:2) in the group stage of the Champions League.

"That red card was deserved. The players who came on as substitutes helped us win the game. I just spoke with Pushich and he has a slightly different opinion about the game.

I thought we would at least play for a draw. I didn’t think we would manage to win. I didn’t even see who scored the third goal.

A coach needs to pay attention to so many things. I told my players that 'Shakhtar' is a good team. I didn’t see in the first half what I expected from them," said Bosz.

Famous Ukrainian journalist and commentator Roberto Morales has prepared a prediction for the main stage match of the Europa League “Dynamo” — “Victoria”.

“Mathematical chances for ‘Dynamo’ to reach the playoffs still exist. However, it is necessary to start winning urgently and to correct the catastrophic goal difference — 0:10.

The team from the beer capital of the Czech Republic is playing quite well in the current Europa League season. Special attention should be paid to the spectacular draw with the German ‘Eintracht’ (3:3), when they managed to save what seemed to be a hopeless match: by the 86th minute, the Czechs were losing 1:3, but showed character and equalized the score. Another bright moment was the victory over ‘Real Sociedad’ (2:1), where the decisive goal was scored in the 89th minute. ‘Victoria’ has not lost in the Europa League yet.

The team’s play is mainly built on counterattacks, which is logical considering the low percentage of ball possession (34%).

The bet is — goals from both opponents,” — said Morales.

Current odds for the match “Dynamo” — “Victoria” >>>

Ukrainian coach and expert Oleg Fedorchuk commented on the performance of Shakhtar midfielder Georgiy Sudakov in the Champions League match against PSV.

«In the first half, he was not very noticeable at all, but in the second half, he played better. But at the end of the match, it was noticeable that the PSV players who came on as substitutes simply did not notice Sudakov. Physically, Georgiy was losing and I am very sorry that the strongest player in the UPL cannot show himself in the Champions League. He will definitely not remember this match as a success», — said Fedorchuk.

Former player of the Ukrainian national team Ivan Hetsko expressed his opinion on the forwards of the national team — Artem Dovbyk and Roman Yaremchuk.

“A lot depends on what functional state the players are in. We know very well that Dovbyk and Yaremchuk can score.

For me, it is a big mystery why they both do not play on the field for the national team. I think it would not be bad to try to release both Dovbyk and Yaremchuk in some matches. It could be a “killer” duo.

One player is at least playing against Artem, so there may be space for others. Opponents pay special attention to Dovbyk, which is why he is not performing well in the national team. In my opinion, Dovbyk and Yaremchuk are players of approximately the same level, so I would not single anyone out.

Roman is not doing well in Greece at all, I don’t know why. At first, it seemed that it would be easier for him in Olympiacos than in Brugge and Benfica, but he was not accepted there. It seems that something happened in the team. There are many stars in the club, perhaps the coach sees that Yaremchuk's level is not at the highest level, which is why there is no trust. And without trust, it is hard to go out and score.

If the situation does not change, then Roman will have to change clubs. Sitting on the bench at his age and not getting playing time is not good,” said Hetsko.

Forward of Victoria, Prince Adu will not play in the match of the 5th round of the main stage of the UEFA Europa League against Dynamo, as reported earlier.

Now this information is also confirmed by the portal Isport.blesk.cz, informing that Adu is still in Ghana, where he is waiting for his long-term work permit. The forward has already missed the match of the 16th round of the Czech championship against Hradec Králové and will not play today against Dynamo.

Let us remind you, the match between Dynamo and Victoria will take place today, November 28, in Hamburg. The meeting will start at 19:45 Kyiv time.

Today, November 27, in Hamburg, «Dynamo» will play a Europa League match against «Victoria».

According to the press service of the capital club, «Dynamo» will enter the game in its home white kit. The goalkeeper from Kyiv will play in black.

Players of «Victoria» will play in red and blue kit, while the guest goalkeeper will wear a bright green outfit.

Ukrainian coach Oleg Fedorchuk commented on the game of Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk in the lost match of the 5th round of the main stage of the Champions League against Dutch PSV (2:3):

«I do not understand why Riznyk placed Sudakov on the wall for the first conceded goal, and not another player. This is his only mistake, but it cost the team a goal.

Overall, this is the best match of Dmytro's life; he demonstrated his high class today. If two or three more midfield players had played at the same level, the score would have been different,» said Fedorchuk.

Ukrainian forward Artem Stepanov commented on his debut for the first team of Bayer in the Champions League match against Salzburg.

“Step by step,” wrote Stepanov on his Instagram page.

Defender of «Shakhtar» Yukhym Konoplia commented on the defeat to PSV in the main round of the Champions League.

«The entire team is, of course, very disappointed, as we completely controlled the game until the red card. When we were playing 11 on 11, we were winning 2:0, especially in this stadium – I think it was a shock for PSV. But the red card, of course, changed everything.

It's always difficult to reorganize in a minority, especially when you're playing away against such a qualified team like PSV, where all the players are at the Champions League level. In addition, they had very good substitutions that refreshed and strengthened their game. Overall, we are very disappointed.

In moments when we scored our goals, I saw Sikan and Zubkov plus-minus before making the passes, and it's good that the guys managed to convert those opportunities. Of course, I can't help but be happy about that, but unfortunately, even that didn’t give us a positive result.

For now, I’m reflecting on myself, on this game, trying to analyze it… But usually, it just takes a bit of time – tomorrow we will be on the road all day, I think everyone will recover a bit, and our coaching staff will analyze and advise how we should act in the upcoming matches», — quotes Konoplia the official site of «Shakhtar».

Real lost to Liverpool in the match of the 5th round of the Champions League – 0:2.

This game was the 215th for the head coach of Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti: he played 77 matches with Milan, 68 with Real, 18 with Chelsea, 12 with Napoli and Bayern, 10 with Juventus and PSG, and 8 with Parma.

Thus, he surpassed Sir Alex Ferguson, who had 214 games in the Champions League and became the coach with the most matches in the tournament.

Ancelotti is a 5-time winner of the Champions League. The 65-year-old Italian has won the tournament three times with Real and twice with Milan.

Cherkasy LNZ may still dismiss the team’s head coach Andres Carrasco due to unsatisfactory results in the Ukrainian championship.

According to former journalist Igor Burbas, if the LNZ management decides to dismiss Carrasco, the Spaniard will leave the club completely free of charge, as his contract does not include any specified compensation amount.

Recall that in the current season LNZ is in seventh place in the UPL standings.