Shakhtar sit in second in Champions League Group C as they welcome Atalanta at the final hurdle of the group stages! Whoever wins this tie will likely make next year’s knockout rounds! After their valiant effort of drawing against Manchester City a fortnight ago, they will need to better such a performance tonight if they …
Continue reading “GROUP STAGE ‘CUP FINAL’ #1 – UCL Matchday 6 – Shakhtar v Atalanta”
Ukrainian football round up It was a rather quiet week in Ukrainian football but a few notable pieces of news occurred nonetheless. Ukraine were drawn into Group C at next year’s Euros and will play against Netherlands, Austria and one of Romania or Belarus/Georgia/Kosovo/N Macedonia! Their group stage games will take place at the Johan …
Continue reading “WHO WANTS SILVER MORE? – UPL 19/20 Matchday 17 PREVIEW”
Ukrainian Football Round Up What’s new in the UPL then? Nothing much really. Shakhtar still lead by 13 points and don’t look like slipping. They opened Matchday 15 with a 4-1 win over Lviv in Kharkiv last Friday before flying out to Manchester! Here they faced Premier League Champions Man City and actually came away …
Continue reading “THE SHOWDOWN AT THE LOBANOVSKYI – UPL 19/20 MATCHDAY 16 PREVIEW”
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 …
Continue reading “WALKING IN MALMÖ? UEL 19/20 MD 5 – Malmö v Dynamo Kyiv”
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 …
Continue reading “DANCES WITH WOLVES IN LVIV – UEL 19/20 MD 5 – Oleksandria v Wolfsburg”
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, …
Continue reading “REVENGE FOR THE SIX! UCL 18/20 MD 5 – Manchester City v Shakhtar Donetsk”
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 …
Continue reading “The Final Leg of 2019 begins! UPL 19/20 Matchday 15”
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 …
Continue reading “THE FINALE TO 2019 IS HERE – Ukraine v Serbia – Euro 2020 Q”
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 …
Continue reading “THE HEARTLAND OF THE KOZAKS AWAITS – Ukraine v Estonia 2019 Friendly”
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 …
Continue reading “SHAKHTAR V DYNAMO KYIV 2: UPL 19/20 Matchday 14 Preview”
ZORYA LONDONSK