English Tottenham midfielder Lukas Bergvall He was injured in the seventh round of the Champions League in the match against German Borussia Dortmund on January 20 (2-0).

The 19-year-old player was sent off in the 62nd minute and will be out of action for 2-3 months. Lucas will not be able to play in the World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine, which will be played in Spain on March 26.

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank confirmed the injury to his key midfielder:

“Unfortunately, Lucas suffered an ankle injury. He is still having bad luck with this type of damage. The injury appears to be serious. He will be examined in the coming days, so we will know more about his recovery timeline.”

Bergwall played 26 matches at club level this season, scoring one goal and providing four assists in these matches.

The situation with injuries to key players continues to deteriorate for Sweden head coach Graham Potter – Stoke City goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski and Liverpool forward Alexander Isak are also currently in hospital.

This is not the first season that the Ukrainian national team has had a striker problem. One of them is there, the second one plays very little at the club, and the third one is injured. And this happened more than once. Famous football expert Oleg Fedorchuk expressed his opinion on this issue in an exclusive interview with the website Meta.ua.

“I have long said that one or two football players from the Ukrainian championship should be promoted to show that the path to the national team is open to everyone,” Fedorchuk said. he said. – But Sergei Rebrov is a conservative mentor, he has little variability, especially in the attack group. It may be possible to try one of the artists such as Igor Krasnopir, Egor Tverdokhlib, and not to mention Philip Budkovsky, who could be useful given his parameters and the power play of the Swedes. These are football players who consistently perform for their clubs. Moreover, they all work well on the second floor.

Let us also remind you that Sergei Rebrov’s team will play the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament semi-final play-off match against Sweden on March 26. The winner of this match in the final will face the winner of the match between Poland and Albania on March 31 for the right to advance to the final part of the tournament.

Coach and football expert Oleg Fedorchuk analyzed the current personnel situation of the Ukrainian national team in an exclusive interview with the website Meta.ua. The expert specifically selected the best players of the national team at the moment, in his opinion.

“The first one is Ilya Zabarny,” Fedorchuk said. – Despite the huge psychological stress, the defender looks worthy in the best team in Europe. The second is Anatoly Trubin, currently Benfica’s permanent goalkeeper. Georgiy Sudakov or Viktor Tsygankov suggest third place, but I would prefer Nikolai Matvienko, who has been a fairly consistent performer for the Ukrainian national team.

Let us also remind you that Sergei Rebrov’s team will play the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament semi-final play-off match against Sweden on March 26. The winner of this match in the final will face the winner of the match between Poland and Albania on March 31 for the right to advance to the final part of the tournament.