The head coach of the youth team of Ukraine (U-21) Ruslan Rotan commented on the crushing defeat from Spain in the semi-finals of Euro 2023. On Wednesday, July 5, the Ukrainian team in Bucharest was crushed by Spain with a score of 5:1, failing to reach the final of the tournament. According to Rotan, the result of the game was affected by the fact that his wards did not have enough time to recover before this fight. " As for us, I think that the guys did not have enough recovery. We didn’t talk, we didn’t want excuses, but the game was two days later on the third, the way we got there, that we sat in some booth at the airport - we were detained for five hours, we spent half a day to arrive in Bucharest. You probably saw what the guys wanted, but the legs did not run. Recovery is key so it really made a difference. Perhaps today is just not our day.. Obviously. There will always be mistakes. That we didn't play tight. The Spaniards are a very strong team when they have space.. We gave it to them. In principle, everything was in our hands, but we must return to the fact that there was no restoration. The guys simply did not keep up with the fresher players," In the final of the European Youth Championship, the Spanish team will compete with England, which defeated the Israeli team in the first semi-final (0:

3). The Euro 2023 final is scheduled for Saturday, July 8. The starting whistle will sound at 19:00 Kyiv time. Recall that in the quarterfinals of Euro 2023, the youth team of Ukraine beat France (1:3). Thanks to reaching the semi-finals of the youth championship of the continent, 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.