Arsenal beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League thanks to an own goal by goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk as they bounced back from defeat by Bournemouth at the weekend. Gabriel Martinelli’s effort in the 29th minute bounced off the post and hit the Shakhtar keeper in the back before trickling over the line as the home side’s dominance paid off.
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Belgium reached the knockout stages of Euro 2024 as group runners-up – but Ukraine exited the competition following their goalless draw in Stuttgart. Ukraine knew they needed a win to progress but they were unable to make an impact – limiting Belgium to few chances but lacking a consistent attacking threat of their own until late on.
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Roman Yaremchuk scored a crucial winner for Ukraine as they came from behind to beat Slovakia and keep their Euro 2024 campaign alive. Ivan Schranz scored after 17 minutes to put Slovakia in front, with his second goal in as many games, before Ukraine came back to seal a huge victory. Mykola Shaparenko started the fightback in the 54th minute with Yaremchuk finding the winner in the final ten minutes.
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Romania recorded their first victory at a European Championship in 24 years with a stunning win over Ukraine in Group E. Captain Nicolae Stanciu gave Romania a surprise lead in the 29th minute, finding the top corner with a brilliant strike from 20 yards out. Razvan Marin then doubled the Tricolours’ lead after 53 minutes with Denis Dragus rounding out the scoring.
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Euro 2024 is almost here and Group E offers Belgium’s golden generation their last chance to achieve glory. The Red Devils have been handed a somewhat favourable group as they will do battle with Slovakia, Romania and a Ukrainian side that will have added motivation from events off field as they represent their nation at the finals.
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