Midfielder of the Ukrainian youth team (U-21) Georgy Sudakov commented on the victory over the French team in the quarterfinals of Euro 2023. The Ukrainian " At the same time, our football team made it to the Olympic Games for the first time in history.. The Blue-Yellows will play in a football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris. In the match with the French, Sudakov scored twice. In the 32nd minute, Shakhtar Donetsk's player equalized the score by converting a penalty, which earned Mikhail Mudryk. And at the end of the first half, Georgiy responded to Mudrik's chic pass from deep in the field and scored the second goal.. It was Sudakov who was recognized as the best player in the quarterfinal match with France according to UEFA.. At the moment, with three goals scored, he is the top scorer of Euro 2023. " If we talk specifically about our tandem with Mikhail, then, of course, we feel each other. I used to give him similar passes and he scored, we had slightly different roles. But I know what he is capable of, how he can give, so my task was to run and open up.. And so it happened. We took apart the French, they play very high, so we had to play behind their backs.. So I ran into the zone and Mudrik passed, the pass was similar to the one he gave in the national team match against North Macedonia on Tsygankov. He knows how to do it, we all know it very well, so there is no special chemistry here - just a game moment. How the French national team has changed in comparison with our Euro 2023 (U-21) qualifiers? I have already said that, first of all, we have changed. We can't compare that year with this one.. We all grew up, gained experience, almost every member of our squad played in European competitions. Speaking about me, I have already played several fights for the national team. After such games, you have experience, you play such matches in a completely different way.. That's why you can't compare. And Ruslan Petrovich (Rotan - approx.. ) correctly said that this is a completely different team. France's team hasn't changed much, if you take it by last name, like ours.. But, above all, we have changed individually, in terms of skill. Another experience, everyone's level of play has increased several times. We need to build on our game, no matter who the opponent is.. We showed today that if we play as one team, we can play football with a ball. Of course, in France all the players are strong individually, it is difficult to defend against them. There were times when you had to endure. But I am sure that all Ukrainians who watched the match are proud of us, because we know how to play football, and not just fight back," In the semi-finals of Euro 2023, the Ukrainian national team will meet with Spain, which beat Switzerland (2:1) in the quarterfinal match following the results of extra time.

The match Spain - Ukraine will take place on Wednesday, July 5, the game starts at 22:00 Kyiv time. We add that our team has already played with the Spaniards in the last round of the Euro 2023 group stage. Then the Ukrainian team in the last minutes missed the victory over Spain (2:2). Teams of Israel and England will play in the other semi-final. This match will also take place on July 5, but at 19:00 Kyiv time. The Euro 2023 final is scheduled for Saturday, July 8. The starting whistle will sound at 19:00 Kyiv time.