Dynamo Kyiv return to Scandinavia as they face up against Malmö, just across the water from Copenhagen who they played in the previous Matchday! Malmö is the side whom Mykhaylychenko broke down in tears against as Dynamo scored late on to overrule an underwhelming performance in Kyiv and secure an opening night win in the …
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Oleksandriya welcome top of the group Wolfsburg to their adopted European home tonight, knowing anything but a win will seriously hinder their chances of continuing to play Europa League football in the new year! Oleksandriya have impressed recently, especially after recording three consecutive comeback draws; twice against St Etienne and once against Gent. The previous …
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Shakhtar Donetsk are in Manchester tonight as they face an all too familiar opponent in the Champions League! Manchester City’s Etihad stadium plays host to yet another meeting between the English and Ukrainian Champions. It’s likely that players from both sides will be hoping this is the last time they will meet for a while, …
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International football has now officially declared itself over until the end of next March. Whilst it’s a sad time for all involved with Ukraine, who likely wish 2019 will never end, the UPL and European competitions don’t go into hibernation for another few weeks! So strap yourselves in as Ukrainian sides aim to see out …
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Ukraine play out there final game of the year as they travel to Belgrade to face a wounded Serbia! This is the reverse fixture to that famous June night in Lviv when the Zbirna came out as 5-0 winners! Ukraine have already qualified for EURO 2020 and are guaranteed to finish as group winners on …
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Ukraine ‘HOSTs’ Estonia in the penultimate International fixture of the year in Zaporizhya, as they play in the historical city for the very first time! Home to the famous Ukrainian horse back warriors, the longest avenue in Europe and an enormous hydro electric dam; it is Zaporizhya’s Slavutych Arena that gets the latest nod to …
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UKRAINIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP What a past week it was in Ukrainian football. The UPL rumbled on whilst the European representatives secured draws across the board! Desna kickstarted last week’s Matchday 13 with the narrowest of 1-0 victories against lowly Vorskla. They keep the pace up with Dynamo for another week! Shakhtar were up next …
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Oleksandria return to Arena Lviv for Matchday 4 in the Europa League as they host St Etienne tonight! After a hard worked 1-1 draw that Oleksandria could have even won had they been more clinical, the battle for a knockout round place still remains attainable. Since that game, Oleksandriya kept league leaders Shakhtar at bay, …
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It’s Dynamo’s turn to represent Ukraine on the continental stage this evening as they take on Copenhagen in the Europa League! It’s the second showdown between these two in as many weeks as they vie for the top spot in the group! Dynamo go into this game a lot more confident than they had done …
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Shakhtar face Dinamo Zagreb tonight in Croatia as the two clubs fight for second place in the group! Zagreb go into the game as slight favourites, boasting an impressive recent home form and the fact that Shakhtar are nursing a number of injuries to key first team individuals! The reverse tie in Kharkiv was slightly …
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