On October 17, in the 1/32 finals of the Portuguese Cup, ‘Benfica’ with Trubin on the bench and Sudakov as a substitute won against ‘Shavish’ with a score of 2:0.
In the 8th round of the French Ligue 1, ‘Paris Saint-Germain’ drew with ‘Strasbourg’ (3:3). Illia Zabarnyi also participated in this match.
In the 9th round of the Turkish Super League, ‘Trabzonspor’ with Oleksandr Zubkov as a substitute defeated ‘Rizespor’ with a score of 2:1.
In the 8th round of the English Premier League, ‘Everton’ with Vitalii Mykolenko lost to ‘Manchester City’ (0:2).
In the 9th round of the Spanish La Liga, ‘Girona’ with Viktor Tsyhankov and Vladyslav Vanat lost to ‘Barcelona’ (1:2).
In the 7th round of the Italian Serie A, ‘Roma’ with Artem Dovbyk as a substitute lost to ‘Inter’ (0:1).
In the final match of the MLS regular season, ‘Austin’ with Oleksandr Svatok lost to ‘San Jose Earthquakes’ (1:2) and will now play against LAFC in the playoffs.
In the Italian championship, ‘Genoa’ with Ruslan Malinovskyi drew with ‘Parma’.
In the Premier League, ‘Brentford’ with Yehor Yarmoliuk defeated ‘West Ham’ (2:0).
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
The match Iceland – Ukraine ended with a Ukrainian victory 5:3. Goals: Ellertsson (35), Gudmundsson (59, 75) – Malinovskyi (14, 45+5), Hutsulyak (45), Kalyuzhnyi (85), Ocheretko (89).
In the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Ukrainian team drew with Azerbaijan (1:1). Goals: Makhmudov (72, penalty) and Sudakov (51).
Earlier, the team suffered a defeat to France (0:2) in a qualifying match held at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.
During this important match, Ukrainian fans demonstrated their support by unfurling a huge banner with the inscription ‘Fortress of Europe’.
This selection of news about the weekend performance of the Ukrainian national team’s legionnaires helps to closely follow the successes of our players in European championships. The brightest moment was the match between Ukraine and Iceland, where our national team celebrated a victory with a score of 5:3. Thus, the team continues to fight for a place in the 2026 World Cup, and the upcoming games will be crucial for their chances of success.