This is reported by zbirna. com.

The footballer could not play in the recent match against Stali and also failed to play against Dynamo Kiev and Mariupol, but in the match against Croatia the central hav back was ready in full uniform despite a knee injury. True, participation in sparring only aggravated the diseased knee of Rakitsky.

Now, three players remain the "fighting shield" for Ukrainians: Yevgeny Khacheridi from Dynamo, Ivan Ordets from Shakhtar and Alexander Kucher from Kayserispor. Will Shevchenko urge additional forces for the defense line for now is not known.

As reported in "URA-Inform", recently the English "Manchester City" hosted guests from the Donetsk "Shakhtar", Rakitsky defended the penalty Ukrainians.