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Renowned journalist Serhiy Tyshchenko shared his vision of the situation in which Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin of Real Madrid is currently finding himself.

"Let's call a spade a spade - there is a war between Real Madrid and Lunin. Each side uses all kinds of methods to put pressure on the other.

Andriy's contract with Madrid is valid for another year. There are no questions about money or terms under the new contract. Lunin and his agent Mendes want guarantees that Andriy will not turn into Courtois' understudy and play a couple of matches a season. For him, this is the end of any prospects at the top level. It is clear that Perez or Ancelotti cannot give such guarantees. As an experienced agent, Mendes understands that the summer of 2024 will be the best chance for Lunin's transfer. Who wouldn't want to sign Real Madrid's main goalkeeper for down-to-earth money? Next summer, Lunin may have a completely different reputation.

"Real Madrid is putting pressure through its own channels. Ancelotti has already announced that Kepa will play the next league match against Sociedad because the Basque is working well in training. Courtois will be ready for the game against Cadiz. No one can guarantee that Lunin will play both matches against Bayern. If you start talking in the language of ultimatums with Perez and Real Madrid, no one will pat you on the head.

All this could end in problems for Real Madrid in the Champions League. Lunin is the kind of goalkeeper who has to play constantly to be at his best. If there are any swings, his psychological confidence will not be high," Tyshchenko wrote on his Facebook page.

As previously reported, Italian Napoli are targeting the acquisition of Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik from Spanish side Girona. Fichajes published the financial terms of such a transfer.

According to the source, the Neapolitans are ready to pay "Girona" for the transfer of the 26-year-old footballer 50 million euros. And this is despite the fact that, according to the media, the Spanish club agrees to part with the Ukrainian for 30 million euros. In the same amount estimates Dovbik and Transfermarkt.

Recall that in the current season the Ukrainian has played 33 matches for Girona in all tournaments, and on his account 18 goals and 7 assists. With these indicators Dovbik is the sole leader in the list of scorers of the Examples.

Ukrainian midfielder of Polish Lechia Gdansk Maksym Hlan has scored another goal for his team.

On the 11th minute of the match of the 29th round of the first Polish league against Polonia, the 21-year-old footballer managed to send the ball into the bottom corner of the opponent's goal, having closed the flank pass of his partner. It should be noted that Hlany's goal in this game was the only and, accordingly, the winning one for Lechia.

Polish Championship. First League, 29th round

"Lechia " - "Polonia " - 1:0 (1:0)
Goal: Chlany (11)

We would like to add that in the current season Hlań played 21 matches for Lechia and now has 7 goals on his account.

Famous Ukrainian journalist and commentator Roberto Morales shared his expectations from today's Spanish league match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.

- This season, Carlo Ancelotti's men lost a two-half match to Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano in September, 1-3. In January of this year, they again lost to the Matras at their arena, but in extra time (2-4). No one else managed to offend them in official matches.

"The "creamy" champions of the Primera Division are 90% in the mix, meaning that only mathematics, not reality, gives Barcelona a chance to be considered a contender for the title. There are 11 points between the teams with six rounds to go. Accordingly, the Catalans need to win everything, and Madrid need to lose a lot in order for them to swap places. And Real Madrid has a semi-final clash with Bayern Munich in the Champions League ahead. So it will be a priority during the visit to the Anoeta. The team has two losses - Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba - and everyone else is ready to play.

"Sociedad, on the other hand, needs to keep its sixth position from the encroachments of Betis (three points behind) and Valencia (four). It doesn't look like an easy task, but it's not too difficult either, given that the rivals are far from stable. The bet is that the hosts will not lose and both teams will score," Morales said.

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Matches of the 29th round of the English championship took place. The matches took place from 16 March to 25 April. Here are their results.

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On 25 April, one of the matches of the 29th round of the English football championship took place. Brighton (England) and Man City (England) met.

English Championship, 29th round

Brighton (England) - Man. City (England) - 0:4 ( 0:3)
Goals: de Bruyne (17), Foden (26), Foden (34), J. Alvarez (62).

Warnings: J. Veltman (35)

Review of the match Brighton - Man City:

In a highly anticipated Premier League match, Manchester City dominated Brighton at the American Express Community's Stadium. A 0-3 scoreline at half-time set the tone for the game and Manchester City eventually won 0-4. The match started with an early goal from Kevin De Bruyne in the 17th minute, giving Manchester City the lead. Phil Foden added two more goals in the 26th and 34th minutes, cementing Manchester City's first half lead. Just before the break, Brighton player Joel Veltman received a yellow card for a foul. Brighton made two substitutions at the start of the second half, with Adam Lallana and Ollie Offiah coming on in place of Solly Adingra and Joel Veltman respectively.

However, Manchester City continued their strong play with a Julio Alvarez goal in the 62nd minute. Manchester City made two substitutions in the 72nd minute, with Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne replaced by Jack Grealish and Manuel Nunez. Brighton also made a substitution, with Danny Welbeck replacing Matt O'Mahony in the 75th minute. As the game progressed, Brighton's Carlos Baleba received a yellow card in the 76th minute. Manchester City made three more substitutions in the 78th and 79th minutes, releasing Bernarda Silva, Joao Doku, Rodri, Sergio Gomez, Kyle Walker and Raheem Lewis. Despite their best efforts, Brighton failed to score and Manchester City went on to a convincing 0-4 victory. Overall, Manchester City's dominant performance showed their strength and skill on the pitch, bringing them a well-deserved victory in their Premier League match against Brighton.

The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Bournemouth vs Brighton, Nottingham Forest vs Man City.

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Metalist 1925 CEO Andrii Nedelin commented on the information about Yaroslav Rakytskyi's possible move from Shakhtar to the Kharkiv club.

- There is nothing to comment on. I was very surprised when I saw this information. I don't understand where it came from. At this stage, Rakitskiy's candidacy is not being considered by Metalist 1925. He is not on the shortlist of our club," said Nedelin.

Legendary coach Guy Roux told Le Figaro the story of how Russian CSKA won the UEFA Cup match against Auxerre.

- We were robbed in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals by CSKA Moscow (0-4 defeat in Russia, 2-0 win in Auxerre in 2005). The referee was bought. After the first match I got suspicious and in the return match I asked to search the referees' bags. The guy comes back to me pale and says, "There's a wonderful watch with rubies in it."

I had ten minutes to make the right decision. Six months before that match, I had decided to stop working at Auxerre, nobody knew about it. If I decided to call the police and the authorities, they would be convicted, I would fire four German referees and I would be the guy who caused this scandal, but not the man who played 894 games in Ligue 1 and took the club to Europe. I made a decision. I didn't say anything. And I was an even bigger idiot not to steal that watch," Guy Roux said with a laugh.

In 2005, the Russian CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup.

Matches of the 32nd round of the Italian championship took place. The matches took place from 12 April to 25 April. Here are their results.

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Karpaty head coach Myron Markevych commented on the news that Polissya goalkeeper Denys Boyko will move to Lviv.

- "I don't know anything about it, it's the first time I've heard about it. But I'm used to all these rumours. Someone heard something somewhere, or someone wants or thinks something, and they immediately write it in the press. No, we are not conducting any negotiations with Boyko," said Myron Bohdanovych.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti plans to use Kylian Mbappe as the team's central striker, Footmercato reports.

According to the source, the 25-year-old is ready to change his position on the field at his new club. The Frenchman is used to playing on the attacking flank at PSG, but in Ancelotti's team he will have to adapt to a new role on the field.

As a reminder, Mbappe's current contract with PSG expires in June 2024.

In an interview with Dynamo.kiev.ua, Dnipro-1 midfielder Bohdan Lednev shared his expectations for the match against his former team, Dynamo Kyiv, which will take place this Saturday in Dnipro as part of the 26th round of the Ukrainian championship.

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