Europa League
KUCHER: “It so happened that we conceded three goals and scored three goals”
SC “Dnepr-1” head coach Alexander Kucher He made a comment against the Cypriot AEK (0:3) in the 4th round of the Europa League qualifiers.
– How difficult was today’s game for you?
– I will not say that it was very difficult for us to play. We hoped to go further, we tried to win, but the match went so well that we conceded three goals and scored three goals. Of course, there were mistakes to be avoided. We talked about it with the kids, we got attention, but we had some kind of bad luck today. Of course, I can’t blame the guys who struggled – they wanted to win and played with great enthusiasm. I have no complaints about them here. But today the winner is AEK, which I want to congratulate on this victory and which is in the Europa League group. We wanted to be there too.
– In what way was AEK stronger today? Maybe your opponent surprised you in some way?
– There was no innovation from the rival side for us. We played as planned. But I repeat, those mistakes we made in defense, we prepared for all of them. We knew how Gyurcho moved to the center and we were supposed to wait there, but apparently we closed it. His second goal, even though the kick is off, I don’t understand at all how the ball got into the goal. The third goal was when we went to make up and the opponent counterattacked. We should have scored in today’s game, but the AEK goalkeeper played well, saving his team and parrying a lot of shots.
– Will the situation in Ukraine affect the team’s performance?
– Of course, all this is not easy, it is difficult. We are all worried that this is the situation in Ukraine. And there are very disturbing moments because we live one day.
– How hard was it to prepare for the matches?
– We now have a music video for 15 people. Many do not want to come to us because of the war in Ukraine. Yes, we prepared in Slovenia, then there was a move to Slovakia, we are always in suitcases. We played here today, and on August 28 there was already a match against Dynamo Kiev in Lvov. You will need to fly to Poland and then take a bus to Lviv for a few hours. We will always be on the road. So it always will be.
– There were a lot of Ukrainian fans in the stadium today. Did it help the team?
– Yes, of course, we heard support, and I personally felt it. There were many Ukrainian fans living in Cyprus. All of them are beautiful. Thank you for supporting us. It was very important to us.
Source: Sport UA
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Europa League
Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?
The two countries with the highest UEFA coefficient at the end of a season will gain an additional entry. Champions League 2026/27.
Like last year, 36 clubs will compete in the main stage of the European Cup main tournament. Two of these will be determined by rating.
All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua
The two best-ranked countries in the 2025/26 season will each send one more team to the 2026/27 Champions League.
Next single season rankings:
- P.Olsha (13,625), England (13,486), Germany (12,285), Cyprus (11,406), Italy (11,250), Spain (11,218), France (10,714), Portugal (10,600), Greece (9,500), Denmark (9,500)
The top two countries on this list will be given an additional place in the 2026/27 Champions League.
Leadership Poland It’s about getting bonuses in the Conference League. Three Polish clubs reached the LK play-offs at the same time: Rakow, Lech and Jagiellonia. And only Legia Warsaw withdrew from the tournament.
Ukrainian It ranks 15th among 55 countries in the UEFA single season rankings with 6,812. Shakhtar Donetsk advanced directly to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League and Dynamo Kiev was eliminated from the tournament.
UEFA coefficient For national associations, it is calculated based on the total number of points scored by all clubs in the country. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and bonus points are also taken into account. Points received in the qualifying rounds are multiplied by 0.5 times. The total amount is divided by the number of teams representing the country in the European Cup season.
Race for two additional places in the 2026/27 Champions League (top 10)
Top 15 countries in the UEFA rankings for the 2025/26 season
UEFA five-year rankings
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english team Aston VillaThe player continues to show incredible form and has already won his 10th consecutive victory in different tournaments.
The successful series includes 7 Premier League matches and 3 Europa League matches. This is a new club record for Aston Villa.
The last win came on 21 December, when the home team beat Manchester United 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham.
This winning streak has allowed Aston Villa to secure a place in the top 3 (36 points) of the Premier League standings, ahead of Arsenal (39) and Man City (37).
In the Europa League, Unai Emery’s team safely passed the league stage and entered the top 3 together with Lyon and Mittjylland (15 points out of 18).
Aston Villa’s 10-match winning streak
- 21.12. 19:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2:1
- 14.12. 16:00. nuclear submarine West Ham – Aston Villa – 2:3
- 11.12. 22:00. LE. Basel-Aston Villa-1:2
- 06.12. 14:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2:1
- 03.12. 21:30. nuclear submarine Brighton – Aston Villa – 3:4
- 30.11. 16:05. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Wolverhampton – 1:0
- 27.11. 19:45. LE. Aston Villa – Young Men – 2:1
- 23.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Leeds – Aston Villa – 1:2
- 09.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Bournemouth – 4:0
- 06.11. 22:00. LE. Aston Villa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 2:0
Aston Villa’s winning streak in the 2025/26 season
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Ukrainian defender Nottingham Forest Alexander Zinchenko He shared his feelings after his team beat Utrecht (2:1) in the main round of the Europa League.
“It’s a great feeling. First of all, I’m back. Secondly, it’s an incredible feeling to win a match. Getting three points today was very important for us. As you can see, it was a difficult match. But at the end of the match, I think we got what we wanted and let’s continue like that.”
“As a defender you always want to keep a clean sheet, but unfortunately we couldn’t do that today. So it’s something we need to work on in the future.”
“This is one of those matches where whoever wins the most challenges in different areas of the field will win the match. Today we won many more goals which helped us a lot in the game. But to be honest, even the opportunities we created, including me, we should have scored and finished this match earlier,” said Zinchenko.
Nottingham Forest is in 11th place in the rankings with 11 points after 6 matches in the Europa League this season.
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