Overview

• Dynamo face Crystal Palace in Lublin and Shakhtar visit Aberdeen in Scotland on Thursday to open their UEFA Conference League group campaigns.
• Both Ukrainian clubs dropped into the Conference League after failing to reach the Europa League main round.
• Kovalets rated Crystal Palace as favorites versus Dynamo, citing the English side’s long unbeaten run, and warned Shakhtar to expect a physical, direct test from Aberdeen.
• Head coach Serhiy Rebrov announced a 25‑player Ukraine squad with six reserves for October’s World Cup qualifiers, with camp starting October 6 in Poland and travel to Reykjavík on October 8.
• Elsewhere in Europe, Roma lost 0–1 at home to Lille as Matias Sule missed an 85th‑minute penalty and Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk came on late.