Instead of the injured Viktor Tsygankov, Vitaliy Buyalsky was called up to the national team.
Midfielder of the Spanish “Girona” Viktor Tsygankov will miss the final matches of the Ukrainian national team in the group stage of the 2024/25 League of Nations against Georgia and Albania.
As reported by the official website of the UAF, instead of him, the head coach of the “blue-yellows” Sergey Rebrov has called up to the national team the midfielder of Kyiv “Dynamo” Vitaliy Buyalsky.
It should be noted that Tsygankov will not be able to help the Ukrainian national team in the November matches, since he has not had time to recover from a hamstring tear.
Earlier it was reported that Rebrov announced the Ukrainian national team roster for the decisive matches of the group stage of the League of Nations.
Rebrov's team will play the match with Georgia on November 16 in Batumi at the AdjaraBet Arena. After that, the Ukrainians will play against Albania on November 19 in Tirana at the Air Albania stadium.
After the fourth round of the League of Nations, the Ukrainian team occupies the last place in Group B1, having 4 points. The Czech Republic is leading with 7 points. Georgia and Albania are in second and third positions, respectively, with 6 points each.
According to the new format of the League of Nations, a participant in the group tournament in Division B, where the Ukrainian national team competes, if it takes:
- first place – will rise to Division A;
- second place – will play play-off matches for entry into Division A with the team that finishes third in the Division A group;
- third place – will play play-offs for remaining in Division B with the team that finishes second in the Division C group;
- fourth place – will be relegated to Division C.