Oleksandr Zinchenko dropped and Mykhailo Mudryk out of Ukraine Euro 2024 clash vs Belgium

Mykhaylo Mudryk will miss Ukraine’s final group game due to injury (Shutterstock)

Oleksandr Zinchenko has been dropped for Ukraine’s crucial final Euro 2024 group game against Belgium on Wednesday, while Mykhailo Mudryk has been left out of the squad.

Ukraine currently sit bottom of Group E but are level on three points with leaders Romania, Belgium and Slovakia.

Serhiy Rebrov’s side were beaten 3-0 by Romania in their opening group game but bounced back with a 2-1 win over Slovakia last Friday.

And for Ukraine’s match against Belgium, Rebrov has made three changes with Zinchenko dropping to the bench, while Mudryk is not even named among the substitutes.

Reports in Ukraine claim that Mudryk suffered an injury while exercising in the gym.

Oleksandr Zinchenko is the captain of Ukraine’s national side (Reuters)

The 23-year-old did not take part in full training with his Ukraine teammates on Tuesday ahead of their game against Belgium.

Arsenal defender Zinchenko, who captains the national side, and Chelsea winger Mudryk, had started both of Ukraine’s group games so far.

UKRAINE VS BELGIUM TEAMS

Ukraine XI: Trubin; Tymchyk, Zabarnyi, Svatok, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Shaparenko, Brazhko, Sudakov; Yaremchuk, Dovbyk.

Belgium XI: Casteels; Vertonghen, Faes, Theate, Castagne; Onana, De Bruyne, Tielemans; Doku, Trossard, Lukaku.

Speaking before kick-off, Rebrov confirmed that Mudryk and midfielder Viktor Tsygankov will miss out due to injury.

‘Unfortunately, they won’t play today,’ Rebrov said.

In Ukraine’s other change, Everton left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko has been handed his first start of the tournament.

Belgium, meanwhile, make one change following their 2-0 win over Romania last Saturday with Leandro Trossard replacing Dodi Lukebakio.

The winners of Group E are likely to play Slovenia in their last 16.

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