“The last word is best remembered“- in the context of the current European Cup week, it is better to ignore this rule. Chronologically, the last match brought much disappointment to Ukrainian fans, because the representative of the first basket (” Dinamo “) in a formally home match is defeated by the team of the fourth (AEK). Very unfortunate, but this circumstance does not determine the general tone of the second round. Ukraine took three points (0.6 per conversion of the Probability Table), keeping most of those behind and getting closer to some of those ahead.There is progress even with the Dinamo bankruptcy.
Last week we expanded our lead Denmark – now they just kept her at a distance (they still have the same 3/5 = 0.6 points as we do). Alright then. As for Croatia and Greece, whose representatives lost, they took the lead (+0.6). And it’s great.
Greece we are still competitors (the gap is less than two points), but Turkey – more explicit. Only an insane pace (1.4 points per week) helped our Black Sea neighbors overtake Greece, almost catching up Croatia and breathe into the back of Denmark. This country is simply impossible to ignore.
To have a stronger position in the fight for a place in the top 15 (taking into account the pace of Turkey), it is necessary to overtake the top 15. As for the terrorist country, it was only a matter of time (Russia is already behind), but with others it is more difficult. Although this week Ukraine managed to get closer Norway (+0.1) and a Swiss (+0.1) and a Czech Republic (+0.1). And also from Serbia the gap narrowed, although in general it is still far away (2,675).
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In the seasonal ranking (coefficient 2022/23), Ukraine is out of the top 25 (28th place), but the density of the results is such that a victory can approach the top 20. Among our competitors, the Czech Republic is in the top 5 (fourth place), while Turkey has already climbed to seventh place. The 404 country, which received a tribute from UEFA and for a long time holds the leadership of the season even in a state of disqualification, is already the thirteenth. And it’s not over yet.
In addition, European competitions take a short break, after which they will resume at a brisk pace. It will be difficult for our big against representatives of the top leagues (Real for Shakhtar and Rennes for Dynamo), but they will try to cover Dnipro-1 (has Vaduz).
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