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Four Manchester City players have recovered from injuries and have joined the main squad of the team, reports Evening Standard.

According to the source, four players from Manchester City returned to training with the main team this week. It is expected that Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Manuel Akanji, and John Stones may appear on the field in the upcoming Premier League match.

Additionally, on Saturday, Manchester City will face Tottenham in the 12th round of the Premier League.

Forward of "Chornomorets" Olexiy Khoblenko commented on the refereeing in the Ukrainian Premier League.

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Former football player of “Dynamo” and the national team of Ukraine Roman Zozulya commented on the use of the Russian intercontinental missile against Dnipro.

“Morning today in Dnipro. The residents of the city woke up to terrifying sounds. The sky was glowing as if pierced by a blaster. The first intercontinental missile. Is it scary? Yes! But because it is flying and splitting into a bunch of heavy warheads, and the thought that this crap is flying towards a peaceful and densely populated city. And knowing our enemy, there is no doubt that such garbage can hit residential areas.

Will there be a reaction from world-leading states? No! We, as always, must primarily rely only on ourselves. On our own strength. On our unbreakable army. On people who are ready to keep helping without stopping. So friends, those who are not tired — make a donation. Because with each passing day it becomes harder and harder…” — wrote Zozulya on Telegram.

Ukrainian coach Oleg Fedorchuk talked about whom it would be beneficial for the Ukrainian national team to meet in the playoffs for promotion in the Nations League.

— It’s pleasing that the players of Serhiy Rebrov, although they almost got themselves into a dead end, still preserved their chances to qualify for League A. Everything will be decided next March in the playoffs.

Whom would you like the draw to pick as opponents for the Ukrainians? Just not Scotland. This is a fast-paced team, uncompromising and very unpleasant for the current Ukrainian national team, whose play in every match resembles riding on a swing: a surge of activity, then — calm. And can it be otherwise if teams that can maintain a high pace and provide intensity have practically disappeared from the UPL? The exception is “Rukh,” but the level of performers in Lviv lets them down.

Therefore, in my opinion, it would be beneficial for Serhiy Rebrov’s players to play in the playoffs against the Belgians, who have noticeably declined. We must take advantage of the fact that the Belgians are still convinced of their high class, but after the departure of players like Kevin De Bruyne, they can no longer boast of a “star” lineup.

But what worries me is that these playoffs are scheduled for March, when the Ukrainian footballers are still not in the best sporting shape. Our time is the end of autumn. This factor Serhiy Rebrov should definitely take into account and ensure that come spring, his players are in good condition,” Fedorchuk said.

Guardian journalist Jonathan Wilson believes that Madrid’s Real forward Kylian Mbappé is merely wasting time in the “whites” squad.

“Last season, the balance of Real’s forward positions looked perfect. Bellingham was placed in the center of the attack but stepped back a bit to create space for Vinícius on the left and Rodrygo on the right. Mbappé was added, and chaos ensued.

Mbappé undoubtedly possesses amazing abilities. Watching him tear apart Argentina at the 2018 World Cup was deeply moving. At that time, he was only 19 years old, but he was completely mature. It seemed there was nothing he couldn't achieve. However, from that moment, his potential stagnated. PSG, a club where Kylian rarely faced a challenge, was a step that nearly halted his development. In this team, in this league, and with his talent, he could do whatever he wanted. Everything was very easy, and as a result, in big Champions League matches, Mbappé disappeared from the field.

His time in Paris has definitely dulled Mbappé’s qualities; he has forgotten how to overcome problems on the field. I hope all this will return. But his case shows the problems even the most talented player faces if he chooses the wrong club. Given the tactical difficulties of this season and his poor performance, it is quite likely that Real also made the wrong choice with Mbappé,” wrote Wilson in particular.

In 2024, 33 footballers were involved in the Ukrainian national team — 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 17 midfielders, and 3 forwards. The average age of all players was 26.5 years.

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Former Ukraine national team forward Yevhen Selezniov stated that he never wanted to be a football commentator or an expert.

"I never thought about becoming a commentator or an expert. I don’t believe I can advise anyone on anything. Moreover, I have my own slang, my own language. I don’t think fans would be interested in listening to me. But I can't imagine myself outside of football.

My goal and dream is to enjoy what I can do. I hardly see myself as a coach. The experience I gained at 'Dnipro-1' was very useful. Earlier, I viewed football through the eyes of a player. For example, I only saw that Rotan should make the pass and Selezniov should score. Now I understand: for Rotan to make the pass, a lot of other things also need to happen," Selezniov said on the Youtube channel Sport media club Dnipro.

After the November matches of the Ukrainian national team within the group stage of the Nations League 2024/2025, there was a change in the historical table of the head coaches of our national team.

Having increased his tally of matches at the helm of the "blue and yellows" to 22, Sergiy Rebrov surpassed Oleksiy Mykhailichenko and moved to a clear fifth place in the ranking. The nearest target is Yozhef Szabo (34 matches).

Ukrainian coach Ruslan Kostyshyn shared his impressions of the Nations League match between the national teams of Albania and Ukraine (1:2).

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The sale of tickets for the fifth round match of the main stage of the Europa League, in which "Dynamo" will host the Czech "Victoria", is ongoing.

The game will take place in the German city of Hamburg at Volksparkstadion on Thursday, November 28. Kick-off is at 18:45 local time (19:45 Kyiv time).

Ticket prices in various pricing categories range from 14 to 29 euros.

Tickets can be purchased via this link.

The head coach of the national team of Ukraine, Sergiy Rebrov, summarized the results of the team’s November gathering.

"We are finishing the group stage of the Nations League with an extremely important victory, which gives us the opportunity to play in the playoffs for a place in the elite division.

I want to thank the team for the last two months, which led to four unbeaten matches and a much more pleasant situation in the group after a very unsuccessful start to this tournament in September.

Also for the fact that 1000 days after the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia into the territory of Ukraine and continuous attacks on civilian objects and people, they continue to remind the world that the war in Ukraine continues," Rebrov wrote on social media.

Real’s goalkeeper coach Andrian San Miguel spoke about working with Thibaut Courtois and Andrii Lunin.

“While Courtois was injured, we communicated with him, sometimes even by phone right after matches. We analyzed Andrii's game to enhance his performance. I shared my insights and thoughts with him, and he was interested in this.

He was engaged in this analysis, and we shared the goals that needed to be set. And Lunin was unaware that this was happening. Based on his opinion, we prepared a week’s work for Lunin to improve him. I noted some things, and Thibaut saw others,” San Miguel was quoted by the portal Relevo.