Ukraine Euro 2024 squad: Who is Sergiy Rebrov bringing to Germany?

It will be a straight battle between Andriy Lunin and Anatoliy Trubin in goal, with the former possibly getting the nod thanks to his excellent form at Real Madrid in the absence of Thibaut Courtois.

At full-back, Rebrov has plenty of options. Vitaliy Mykolenko is enjoying his most impressive spell of form as an Everton player and benefiting from more touches in Sean Dyche's defensive strategies. Yukhym Konoplya has been in fine form for Shakhtar Donetsk in Premier Liga. Oleksandr Tymchyk and Oleksandr Karavaev will be forced to serve as quality back-up options.

Bournemouth's Ilya Zabarnyi and Shakhtar Donetsk's Mykola Matvienko are his favoured central defensive options. Valeriy Bondar and Maksym Taloverov didn't enjoy much game-time during the March friendlies and will head to Germany as backups.

Arsenal's versatile full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko will be used in midfield to connect play between defence and attack with his exceptional passing abilities, while also dropping in for left-back Mykolenko should he decide to burst forward. Ruslan Malinovsky is the all-action box-to-box option alongside him, with the Genoa man boasting one of the best long-range shooting techniques in Europe.

Mykhailo Mudryk has blown hot and cold since arriving from Shakhtar Donetsk, showing his true world-class abilities in flashes. Nevertheless, his raw pace and direct nature make him a terror for full-backs to deal with.

Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine captain Andriy Yarmolenko missed the squad for March friendlies, but he recovered from an Achilles injury and is back fit in time for the Euros.

Further forward, Georgiy Sudakov is another exciting Shakhtar product catching the eye across Europe and the 21-year-old will look to pull the attacking strings, with Girona's Viktor Tsyhankov looking to put his pace to good use on right-wing.

After dominating Ukrainian football with SK Dnipro-1 for a few years, Artem Dovbyk made the big move to La Liga last summer, joining a Girona team that was still establishing itself in the Spanish top flight. In an unbelievable season, Girona emerged as the surprise leaders in Spain for lengthy stretches before levelling out to finish third, with Champions League qualification secured.

During Euro 2024 qualifying, the striker netted twice for Ukraine, including against Bosnia and Herzegovina during the playoffs, with his international tally now at eight goals from 25 senior caps. Valencia's Roman Yaremchuk and Dynamo Kyiv's Vladyslav Vanat are both able deputies.

Rebrov's favoured formation has been 4-2-3-1, which has served him well by finding the perfect mix of defensive solidity and counter-attacking danger to send them to Germany this summer.

As stated above, Lunin will likely get the nod above Trubin in goal, behind a back-four comprising Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, and Mykolenko.

Zinchenko and Malinovskyi will look to hold the fort in the midfield double-pivot, with the latter also renowned for his goalscoring ability after arriving late in the opposition box.

Mudryk will feature as the left-sided wide player while Tsyhankov will likely retain his right-wing spot, with Sudakov serving up as the creative playmaker. Up front is Tsyhankov’s Girona teammate Dovbyk, who will carry a large goalscoring burden this summer.

Slovakia predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Lunin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Zinchenko, Malinovskyi; Tsyhankov, Sudakov, Mudryk; Dovbyk

Dynamo Kyiv's Oleksandr Karavaev featured in every game at Euro 2020 and made a few appearances during the 2024 qualification campaign, but the 32-year-old defender will be unable to add to his 49 caps this summer after being left out of the 26-man squad. Karavaev's club teammate Vitaliy Buyalskyi was another player to fall out of favour.

Rebrov has also announced a six-man standby list in case of any late injuries or withdrawals in the lead-up to the final tournament.