Thanks to Viktor Klaesson's goal at the end of the match against Poland, Sweden got into the easier part of the draw and got Ukraine, one of the four best third-placed national teams, as an opponent in the round of XNUMX of the European Championship.
The "Three Crowns" selection has played well in the previous part of the tournament, resisted Spain at the start of the championship and enters tonight's (21 p.m.) match in Glasgow as a slight favorite.
- Ukraine is a good team. Easily transforms from defense to offense. She was worn out against Austria, but she had more days than us to prepare for this game - said Sweden coach Jane Anderson.
The Swedes got a huge boost against Poland before the championship resumes
Dejan Kulusevski entered the game in the second half, recorded two assists and after recovering from the coronavirus, he could be in the starting line-up tonight.
- The Swedes are an organized team, I respect them a lot. They have their own style of play, which is very good and they don't deviate from it. They have two great strikers, they are strong physically and they rarely lose in one-on-one games - said the coach of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko, who was the double scorer in Ukraine's only victory over today's rival.
It was at Euro 2012, and in the end the Ukrainians won 2:1 and won the European championships for the first time.
This year, the selection from Eastern Europe is in the knockout phase of the Euro for the first time in history.
- We have come a long way to be here. We have met our goal and now we have nothing to lose. Everything else will be a big bonus - Shevchenko is relieved.
The Ukrainians are in the round of XNUMX thanks to Sweden's victory over Poland. If the Scandinavians had lost, Shevchenko's team would not have had the opportunity to go to the round of XNUMX as one of the four best third-placed selections.
- I want to thank the Swedes for the victory against Poland, because they enabled us to play the knockout stage. We will try to play our game. We are still not at the level we want to be - said the best football player of Ukraine Andriy Yarmolenko.
Probable lineups -
Sweden (4-4-2): Olsen - Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinson - Larson, Ekdal, Olson, Forsberg - Isak, Kvaison;
Ukraine (4-3-3): Bushchan - Karavaev, Zabarni, Matviyenko, Mikolenko - Malinovsky, Sidorchuk, Zinchenko - Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Tsygankov.
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