Time to sign off for today – but I’ll see you in about 24 hours, for the Euro 2024 opening ceremony and its first match. Ilkay Gündogan will captain the hosts against Scotland – but can he finally bring his club form to the national side?
The Ukraine team have arrived in Germany, and have been met by thousands of fans at their training base in Wiesbaden.
“I know that some people are tired about the news of the war but we are continuing to fight and we need your support,” said the head coach, Serhiy Rebrov. Ukraine begin their Group E campaign against Romania on Monday.
Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko, who gave a match ball to a Ukrainian war veteran, said: “There is still people dying for no reason and we have to stick together. For them it is super difficult, for us it’s obviously extra motivation. We all know who is behind us. We need to show our best performance.”
