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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk amid Var controversy when Ukraine were denied automatic qualification for the European Championship in a dramatic final against Italy in Leverkusen.
Mudryk, the £88. 5m signing earlier this year, appeared to have been brought down from the penalty spot by Bryan Cristante in the 93rd minute at the BayArena in the winner-takes-all clash, where victory secured a place in the Euro final next year. .
With the score 0-0, Spanish referee Jesús Gil Manzano signaled the continuation of the game after seeing the incident and its resolution not annulled through the video assistant referee who supervised the match.
That sparked furious protests from the Ukrainian bench, led by coach Sergei Rebrov and Arsenal full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, who believed Mudryk’s ankle was caught by Cristante as he scored after receiving Oleksandr Zubkov’s cross from the right.
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At the end of the final two minutes of stoppage time, the match ended goalless and Italy finished second in Group C, with England’s position at the top already secured heading into the final round of matches ahead of the draw in Hamburg next week.
Ukraine can still qualify for next summer’s finals, but they will have to get through the play-offs, which will be played in March. Italy, beaten at home and away by England, finished with 14 points, putting them in pot 3 for the draw.
The Rebrovs have challenged themselves for an automatic position in Germany with a run of effects adding a draw against England the previous season in Poland, with their matches played outside Ukraine due to the Russian invasion.
Mudryk himself is in form after his disappointing debut at Stamford Bridge after leaving Shakhtar Donetsk. He found the net against Fulham and Arsenal, while also scoring against Malta last month for his country.
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