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Mykhailo Mudryk is a conspicuous absentee from the Ukkraine matchday squad for reasons that are not yet clear. Everton left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko starts after recovering from his ankle ionjury and Oleksandr Zinchenko drops to the bench. Midfielders Georgiy Sudakov and Roman Yaremchuk come into the Ulraine side, with Andriy Yarmolenko also dropping out.Veteran midfielder Taras Stepanenko knows his team carry a responsibility beyond the pitch as they face Belgium, writes Jonathan Wilson.
“It may be his achievements with Ukraine at this Euros have a significance that reverberate far beyond anything he has achieved at club level in 14 years at Shkhtar Donetsk,” says our man in Dusseldorf.Ukraine have a fairly clean bill of health, with Everton left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko likely to start after recovering from injury so Oleksandr Zinchenko can play in midfield. Girona winger Viktor Tsyganov is reported to be carrying a knock, which means Andriy Yarmolenko could start again.
Belgium must do without Axel Witsel and Thomas Meunier, who are both sidelined with muscle injuries, while winger Dodi Lukebakio is suspended after picking up two yellow cards for diving. One of Johan Bakeyoko or Leandro Tossard is expected to deputise for the Sevilla simulation specialist.Leandro Trossard could start for Belgium today in place of Dodi Lukebakio, who sits this match out on the Naughty Step.
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