Romania vs. Ukraine: Live Updates and Match Preview
Euro 2024 Group E Clash
Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of the Euro 2024 Group E match between Romania and Ukraine at the Allianz Arena. This is the first match of the group stage, and it promises to be a close and exciting contest.
Match Preview
Romania and Ukraine have both had mixed results in their preparations for Euro 2024. Romania drew with Croatia and lost to Belgium in their last two friendlies, while Ukraine beat Cyprus but lost to England. However, both teams will be confident of getting their campaign off to a winning start.
Romania will be relying on the experience of their captain, Vlad Chiriches, and the goalscoring prowess of Florin Andone. Ukraine, meanwhile, will be looking to Andriy Yarmolenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi to provide the attacking threat.
The match is likely to be decided by which team can dominate the midfield. Romania have a strong midfield trio of Nicolae Stanciu, Alexandru Mitrita, and Dragos Grigore, while Ukraine will be hoping that Sergiy Sydorchuk and Oleksandr Zinchenko can control the tempo of the game.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 13:00 UTC. We will have live updates throughout the game, so stay tuned for all the latest news and action.
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