Midfielder of the Ukrainian national team shared his thoughts on the upcoming meeting.

Midfielder of the Ukrainian national team Ruslan Malinovsky spoke on the eve of the match of the first round of Euro 2020 against the Netherlands.

" They stand for top clubs. If we give them free zones, we will have a lot of problems.. This is just the first of three group matches. Of course, we want to score points, but this is not a decisive match. Therefore, we need to approach this game with a cool head and act loosely..

We need maximum concentration in the first 20 minutes, we need to try not to miss. Then we can enter the game and show our football. Playing open football with the Dutch is not a good idea. We have some presets, but let's see how they work..

We prepared well.

The Netherlands national team is a tough opponent, but we are ready for the match. They play at home, so they will crush from the first minutes. We need to stay focused and compact. The main thing is to play well on the defensive, "

Recall that the teams of Andriy Shevchenko and Frank de Boer will play today, June 13, in Amsterdam. The match starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Earlier it became known that Ukraine will play with the Netherlands in an updated blue kit.