The Ukrainian team went to Spain to continue preparations for friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Japan.

"Everyone would like to play with the Brazilian team, Spain there or some kind of France. Everyone wants to play against good teams, check themselves. But the fact that we are playing against Japan is also interesting. I will play against them for the first time, as well as against Saudi Arabia, "said the Linnet.

"I'm happy to just be in the national team. If they give me a chance to enter the field, believe me, this is a great pleasure for me.. I will always use this chance and I'm not going to squander it ".

Because of the injury, the wanderer of the Dortmund Borussia Andrew Jarmolenko.

"Andrew, probably, the first time passes the fee, so without him somehow you can not imagine the national team. Of course, it will be missed, "- admitted the Linnet.

"We have enough young players who can close any position, and this concerns not only Andrei Yarmolenko, but me and other players.

And it is good that everyone has a competition, it does not allow anyone to relax, so this is a very big plus ".

On Friday, March 23, the Ukrainian team will play with Saudi Arabia in Marbella (beginning at 21:00 Kyiv time), and on Tuesday, March 27, Liege will hold a meeting with the team of Japan (15:20).

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