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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Ukrainian Football Round Up: The past week in Ukrainian football has been yet another rollercoaster! The Cup is usually quite a drab affair but it’s turning into quite the competition this year! Mariupol got last week’s Matchday 12 kicked off beating Kolos at home. Albeit Kolos were not awarded what looked like a stonewall penalty …
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HAPPY HALLOW… UKRAINIAN CUP ROUND OF 16!!! Most children will be excited for tomorrow’s festivities but the MAIN event of this week takes place of Halloween Eve! The Ukrainian Cup reawakens as the big clubs finally enter the fray. Current holders Shakhtar, Dynamo, Zorya, Desna, Kolos and Vorskla all enter at this stage and the …
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After a week of European football action, the UPL restarts for its reverse cycle of fixtures… Ukrainian football Round up! Matchday 11 was a rather tame affair bar one high scoring game! Shakhtar kicked us off last Friday with a 6-0 thrashing of lowly Kolos, who didn’t stand a chance in Kharkiv. Shakhtar, once again …
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Dynamo return to European action for the first time since their underwhelming 0-0 draw against lowly Lugano, with a match up against their second Scandinavian opponents of the season. In what has been a rather disappointing UEL campaign so far, in terms of performances, Dynamo will be looking to show a signal of intent as …
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It’s Matchday 3 in the Europa League as UPL bronze medalists Olexandria visit St. Etienne in central France. After picking up their debut point in European group competition against Gent in Matchday 2, Volodymyr Sharan’s men will be going into this game feeling motivated. In St Etienne, they face another big club side that has …
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THE CHAMPIONNNSSSS It’s Matchday 3 in the Champions League as once again all attention centres on Group C! Shakhtar have the chance to pull away in second place with the first of two consecutive European ties against Dinamo Zagreb! The Croatian side visit Kharkiv where both sides know that a victory will give them the …
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Ukrainian football round up It has been a historic and monumental past fortnight in the Ukrainian footballing world! In case you missed it (where have you been if you have?!) Ukraine are going to EURO 2020! The Zbirna confirmed their qualification status after beating Lithuania and current European Champions Portugal. Simultaneously they also won their …
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ZORYA LONDONSK