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The midfielder of «Victoria» Pavel Shultz spoke about the team’s preparation for the Europa League match against Kyiv’s «Dynamo».

— «Dynamo» is a good team, and we expect it to confirm its quality. The Kyiv team has a high speed of attacking players. They are very well prepared physically. We need to be attentive to their quick transition to attack and breakthroughs. But we have worked hard and are ready one hundred percent. We must perform very well. The match in Hamburg? It’s specific. For us, it’s an away game in a large stadium. We must cope with this, — said the Czech.

On Sunday, November 17, midfielder of „Victoria“ Maxim Chehlov was injured due to Russian shelling in the city of Sumy. This was reported by the commentator of DIVISPORT during the first league match „Victoria“ — YUKSA, which took place today (5:1).

„Recently there was a strike by a ballistic missile on the city of Sumy, then 12 people died, two of them were children. The strike hit densely populated urban development, and apartment buildings were damaged. I say this because midfielder of „Victoria“ Maxim Chehlov is in the lineup today, but it is unknown whether he will be able to participate in the game, precisely because of this missile strike on the city of Sumy. He was near the site, the epicenter of the strike, and sustained a leg injury. Therefore, he cannot play fully from the first minutes for his team,“ said the commentator.

Roberto Mancini acknowledged that the decision to leave the position of coach of the Italian national team was a mistake.

— Leaving the Italian national team was a mistake that I would not repeat. Yes, then I had a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia, and I do not deny that any coach would find an offer for such a high amount, even if it is lower than what is reported in the newspapers, difficult to refuse. But this was not decisive. It had an impact, but it was not the only reason why I left our national team, — said Mancini in an interview with Il Giornale.

As previously reported, on Wednesday, Kyiv’s "Dynamo U-19" defeated the peers from Kosiv’s "2 Koriku" with a score of 5:0 in the 3rd round of the UEFA Youth League Champions Path.

We present to you the video review of the match.

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The famous Ukrainian commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk shared his expectations for today’s match of the main stage of the Champions League between the Dutch PSV and the Ukrainian Shakhtar.

— It will be hard for Shakhtar, no matter how you look at it, but there’s no turning back for the miners if they want to fight for the Champions League playoffs. Shakhtar’s winning streak should boost the team’s confidence in their own abilities.

PSV plays extremely aggressively at home, they play attacking, sharp football, score a lot of goals, and almost always concede. This style of play from the opponent should suit Shakhtar. That’s why I expect a high-scoring match in Eindhoven. For both teams, the match is extremely important for the future distribution of the playoff struggle, you understand.

I hope to see a sufficiently interesting confrontation with goals. I dare to suggest that the match will end in a draw with a score of 2:2, — said Tsyhanyk.

Salzburg coach Pipain Leenders criticized the main referee Mykola Balakin, who officiated the Austrian team’s Champions League match against Bayer.

At the beginning of the match, Balakin initially awarded a penalty against Salzburg but later went to watch the video replay of the moment. After a lengthy discussion with his colleagues, the Ukrainian referee still upheld his decision.

"I don’t understand why he went to review the episode and then still awarded the penalty. I can’t believe this. But this isn’t the reason we lost. We lost anyway. Bayer was unstoppable when they gained momentum. I understood that we needed to hold out for the first 15 minutes, but we didn’t do that," — quotes Leenders LAOLA1.at

President of the UAF Andriy Shevchenko expressed the opinion that Polish forward Robert Lewandowski should have received the "Ballon d\'Or" in 2020.

"My opinion is clear: no matter what the formula, petition, voting, or something else is — my vote belongs to Robert Lewandowski. Yes, I would definitely support the idea of awarding him the "Ballon d\'Or 2020," — Shevchenko was quoted by the portal Goal.com.

On Wednesday, November 27, Kyiv’s "Dynamo" played their first match of the 3rd round of the "Champions Path" of the UEFA Youth League 2024/2025 season. At this stage, the team under Igor Kostiuk faced the team "2 Korriku" from Kosovo. It is worth noting that in the previous round, the Dynamo players won against the Slovene "Maribor" on aggregate (1:1 at home and 3:1 away).

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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Dynamo fan Dmytro Kuleba reflected on what the Kyiv players are missing.

«I really like Shaparenko, but he lacks stability. When he’s on the ball, he can control the game. Vanat is a good guy. However, they all lack not character, they want that, but they lack football maturity», — quotes Kuleba the Telegram channel "Vzbirna".

Shakhtar midfielder Georgiy Sudakov talked about where he would like to play in the future.

“Right now I am focused on Shakhtar. I want to continue developing and helping the team succeed. In the future, I want to try myself in one of the best leagues in Europe, but I am taking it step by step. I think my style is better suited for Spain or England. La Liga values technical skills, while the Premier League would help me improve physically and tactically,” Sudakov is quoted by the Telegram channel “Vzbіrna”.

On November 7, a rally of Ukrainian men took place in the capital of Germany, Berlin. According to the participants of the event, they are fighting “for the rights of men in Ukraine who are suffering violence from the TCC.”

Interestingly, this event was attended by former Ukrainian commentator Roman Kadyemin. In 2023, this person recorded an interview with Ukraine’s traitor Ivan Ordeets, who currently plays for the German “Bochum,” and later Roman left the territory of Ukraine and released a video in which he explained why he does not plan to return.

In the video, he stated that “he owes nothing to anyone and does not intend to fight for corrupt individuals.”

The former defender of “Shakhtar” and “Dynamo”, Vladimir Yezersky made a prediction for the Champions League match between PSV and “the miners”, which will take place on November 27 in Eindhoven:

“I lean towards the fact that PSV has a better chance of winning, but I believe that the situation for “Shakhtar” is not hopeless. Especially since a few leaders will be absent from the hosts’ lineup. I may be pointed out that their absence was compensated well by the reserves, who crushed “Groningen” in the last round of the Eredivisie; however, these are different tournaments. Likewise, it can be said that “Shakhtar” is also in optimal sports form, considering their six “clean” goals in the match against “Inhulets” in the UPL last week.

Who is really who will only be shown by today’s match in Eindhoven. And I believe that “Shakhtar” will put up a fight against the Dutch giant. And not just because their manager, Marino Puzhich, previously trained Dutch teams for a long time and knows PSV’s capabilities well. In my opinion, there are quite a few players in “the miners’” squad with Champions League experience, which functionally, in terms of technical preparation and creativity, are on par with their counterparts from Eindhoven. The significance of the match, the difficult tournament situation of “Shakhtar” should contribute to maximum motivation. I hope that “the miners” will return home with more than empty hands,” Yezersky said.