Over the weekend there was a tour of the leading European championships. Let’s sum it up for our compatriots from the top leagues.
Useful Zinchenko
Arsenal had no problems with Brighton – 2:0.
At the beginning of the second half, Gabriel Jesus put the Gunners ahead, and at the end of the game Kai Havertz put an end to the match.
Alexander Zinchenko started and was replaced in added time to the match. The Ukrainian legionnaire had a good fight. Had no problems in defense. Helped with control and positional attack. At the end of the first half, Gabriel Martinelli brought on the Seagulls’ goal, but the Brazilian was unable to beat the visiting goalkeeper.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Alexander Zinchenko
Arsenal are leading the Premier League. Liverpool are one point behind.
Yarmolyuk hit in the face
Brentford lost 1:2 at home to Aston Villa.
The Bees scored late in the first half and the Villans responded with two late goals. Both teams finished the match shorthanded due to penalties.
Egor Yarmolyuk came on as a substitute in the 89th minute, when his team was in the minority and inferior in score. Thomas Frank wanted to freshen up the game in the midfield.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Egor Yarmolyuk
The most memorable episode with the participation of the Ukrainian legionnaire was a skirmish already in added time to the match. Visiting goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez hit the Brentford forward with his shoulder outside the penalty area. The Argentine goalkeeper wanted to lift his counterpart, who was on the lawn, by the shirt. Yarmolyuk began to defend his partner and began to push Martinez, for which he received a punch in the face from Villans player Boubacar Camara. Everything escalated into a skirmish. The Frenchman was sent off. Yarmolyuk received a yellow card for his actions.
Brentford are in 12th place with 19 points.
Poor performance by Mudrik
Chelsea beat Sheffield United at home – 2:0.
The Blues scored two goals at the beginning of the second half and decided the fate of the match in their favor.
Mikhail Mudrik appeared in the Chelsea starting lineup for the fourth time in a row. The Ukrainian winger spent 69 minutes on the field. After the hosts scored their two goals, Mauricio Pochettino put the Ukrainian on the bench.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Mikhail Mudrik
Mikhail was not especially remembered for anything over the past time. Participated in the attack that ended with the second goal scored, but it was very far from the Sheffield United goal. There were no particularly creative actions from the Ukrainian. Mudrik is remembered only for his long-range strike that flew towards the side flag.
Chelsea moved up to 10th position with 22 points.
Zabarny’s team did not finish the match
Bournemouth did not finish the match against Luton. At the beginning of the second half, visiting captain Tom Lockyer lost consciousness. After which the game was stopped. The fate of the fight will be decided later.
Before the game was stopped, the score in the match was a draw, 1:1. The guests scored an early goal early in the match. The blame for the goal conceded by the Cherries lies entirely with Ukrainian defender Ilya Zabarny. At first, the Ukrainian defender lost the fight in the center of the field, but was able to correct the situation and clear the ball for a corner. After the corner kick, he lost the duel to Elijah Adebayo.
Bournemouth are in 14th place with 19 points.
Yaremchuk could have scored against Barcelona
Valencia shared points at home with Barcelona – 1:1.
The Catalans opened the scoring at the start of the second loan. After 20 minutes, the “bats” responded with a goal of their own. The guests were never able to snatch victory.
Roman Yaremchuk started and was replaced in the 62nd minute. At the start of the match, the Ukrainian striker could open the scoring in the match. Yaremchuk received a flank pass, but the shot from a convenient position about 12 meters in the center of the goal was parried by the Catalan goalkeeper. Roman did everything right – he shot into the bottom corner, but Iñaki Pena’s reaction was excellent. In the second half, Roman still had one more opportunity – the Ukrainian striker shot almost from the line of the penalty area, but the ball, after a ricochet, flew into the hands of the Barcelona goalkeeper.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk
Valencia needed to defend positionally. Yaremchuk did not have many opportunities to prove himself. Roman did a lot of running work, prevented the Catalans from playing the ball, and tried to put pressure. When the Bats needed a comeback, Ruben Baraja brought in a fresh striker. The coach praised Yaremchuk after the match, but statistical portals gave the Ukrainian striker some of the worst marks in the match.
Valencia are in 10th place with 20 points.
Lunin didn’t save
Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 4:1 at home.
Madrid scored two goals in the first half. The “Yellow Submarine” restored the intrigue at the beginning of the second half, but then again Real scored two goals.
Andrey Lunin defended the Real Madrid goal. The Ukrainian goalkeeper had almost no work to do during the match. The game took place with the hosts having a complete advantage. The ball very rarely got to Lunin.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Andrey Lunin
The missed goal is not the fault of the Ukrainian goalkeeper. Jose Morales converted the goal for Real. An error by the home team’s central defenders, who allowed a through ball to pass through. The Spanish striker struck under Lunin’s supporting leg. Andrey tried to save, but the ball flew into the goal from his foot.
Real are in second place and are 2 points behind Girona.
Dovbik’s double
Girona had no problems at home with Alaves – 3:0.
In the first half, the Catalans scored two goals, and immediately after the break they brought the matter to defeat.
Artem Dovbik started and played a full match. Already at the start of the match, the Ukrainian striker could have opened the scoring, but an accurate close-range header was prevented by the shoulder of an Alaves defender. In the middle of the first half, Artyom opened the scoring with a successful finishing move. Dovbik headed the ball into the empty goal. At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Ukrainian striker converted a penalty. Dovbik shot into the center of the goal. The Alaves goalkeeper almost saved the shot from the mark.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Artem Dovbik
Viktor Tsygankov missed the match due to injury. The extent of the damage to the Ukrainian legionnaire remains unknown.
Girona leads La Liga. The Catalans are two points ahead of Real Madrid.
Return of Malinovsky
Genoa shared points at home with Juventus – 1:1.
The Turin team took the lead in the middle of the first half, and the Griffins responded with their own ball at the start of the second half of the game.
Ruslan Malinovsky returned to the starting line-up of Genoa after being disqualified due to too many cards. The Ukrainian midfielder played a full match. In the 90th minute he received a yellow card.
At the start of the match, Ruslan shot from 30 meters. The blow was strong, but the ball flew straight into the hands of Wojciech Szczesny. Malinovsky was one of the culprits for the missed goal. The Ukrainian midfielder, under pressure, passed the ball to Milan Badelj. The Croatian midfielder lost the ball, leading to a penalty. Perhaps Malinovsky should have played simpler and avoided a risky pass to Badelj, who was under pressure from the Juve players.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovsky
In the second half, he shot again from distance. Inaccurate this time. He brought Badel out to strike. Malinovsky was more focused on his team’s defense. Covered the middle of the field. Did a lot of grunt work. According to statistics, he became one of Genoa’s best players.
The Griffins are in 14th place with 16 points.
Trauma Mikolenko
Everton defeated Burnley away – 2:0. Vitaliy Mykolenko was not included in the Toffees’ lineup due to a muscle injury.
“Empoli” lost to “Torino” away – 0:1. Viktor Kovalenko was not included in his team’s entry.
Strasbourg beat Lorient away – 2:1. Eduard Sobol watched the game from the bench.
2023-12-19 12:59:00
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