In an exclusive interview with Meta.ua Oleg Fedorchuk He analyzed the current personnel situation of the Ukrainian national team and identified the most problematic position.

“Vitaly Mikolenko, Ilya Zabarny and Nikolai Matvienko are beyond competition,” Fedorchuk said. – However, there is a decline in the right-back position of the Ukrainian national team. Plus or minus, we have three actors of the same level for this role: Efim Konoplya, Alexander Karavaev and Alexander Tymchik.

However, it is not yet known whether Konoplya, who decided not to renew his contract with Pitmen, will play for Shakhtar in the spring and his situation is not stable. Karavaev has had little game practice lately, affecting his potential, and Tymchik has missed a lot of time due to injuries. In my opinion, this is the most problematic position in the national team right now.

Let us also remind you that the winner of the semi-final match between Ukraine and Sweden on March 26 will face the best team in the match between 31st ranked Poland and Albania in the decisive match to advance to the 2026 World Cup final.

London Arsenal won all 7 matches in the Champions League in the 2025/26 season.

The 7th victory was won in the away match against Inter with a score of 3:1.

The Londoners thus updated the club record for the length of their winning streak in the Champions League. Among the English teams in the tournament, only Manchester City had a longer winning streak.

The Citizens managed to win 10 consecutive matches in 2023-2024.

Let’s compare these two streaks.

Arsenal’s Champions League winning streak (7), 2025-2026

• Inter-Arsenal-1:3
• Bruges – Arsenal – 0:3
• Arsenal – Bayern – 3:1
• Slavia – Arsenal – 0:3
• Arsenal – Atletico – 4:0
• Arsenal – Olympiacos – 2:0
• Athletic – Arsenal – 0:2

Manchester City’s Champions League winning streak (10), 2023-2024

• Manchester City – Copenhagen – 3:1
• Copenhagen – Manchester City – 1:3
• Red Star – Manchester City – 2:3
• Manchester City – RB Leipzig – 3:2
• Manchester City – Young Men – 3:0
• Junior Men – Manchester City – 1:3
• RB Leipzig – Manchester City – 1:3
• Manchester City – Red Star – 3:1
• Manchester City – Inter – 1:0
• Manchester City – Real – 4:0

7 – Arsenal have won seven successful UEFA Champions League matches for the first time in their history; Only Manchester City (10 March 2024) has achieved a longer winning streak in the competition between English teams. Heaven. pic.twitter.com/s83bCGa3b8

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 20, 2026

Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior scored his 30th goal in the Champions League.

This happened in the home match against Monaco in the 7th round.

Thanks to this goal, Vinicius surpassed Kaká, who scored 30 goals while playing for Milan and Real Madrid, in the number of goals he scored in the tournament.

Only one Brazilian representative in Champions League history has more: Neymar, who has 43 goals for Barcelona and PSG.

We should also note that among Brazil’s top 15 strikers are two former players of Shakhtar Donetsk, Luiz Adriano (21) and Willian (18).

The 15 best Brazilian strikers in Champions League history

• 43 – Neymar (Barcelona, ​​PSG)
• 30 – Kaka (Milan, Real Madrid)
• 30 – Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
• 27 – Rivaldo (Barcelona, ​​Milan, Olympiakos)
• 26 – Rodrigo (Real Madrid)
• 26 – Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City, Arsenal)
• 25 – Mario Jardel (Porto, Galatasaray)
• 24 – Giovanne Elber (Bayern Lyon)
• 22 – Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
• 21 – Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar, Spartak)
• 20 – Romario (PSV, Barcelona)
• 18 – Willian (Shakhtar, Chelsea)
• 18 – Juninho (Lyon)
• 18 – Ronaldinho (Barcelona, ​​Milan)
• 17 – Hulk (Porto, summit)

Vini rose to second place with Kaká 🇧🇷#UCL pic.twitter.com/9Hk9keiq3A

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 20, 2026