Cup battle: 'Polissya' - 'Fiorentina'
Today, August 21, Zhytomyr's 'Polissya' continues its fight in the European cups with a match against 'Fiorentina'. This is reported by 'Glavkom'.
The Conference League qualifying match between 'Polissya' and 'Fiorentina' will take place at the 'Football Tatranská Arena' in Prešov. The match starts at 21:00 Kyiv time.
The match 'Polissya' - 'Fiorentina' will be broadcast live on 'Kyivstar TV'.
'Shakhtar's' cup campaign
Let us remind you that 'Shakhtar' failed to pass the third qualifying round of the Conference League season 2025/26, losing to the Greek 'Panathinaikos' in a penalty shootout.
The Donetsk club began its European campaign from the first round, defeating Finnish 'Ilves' with an aggregate score of 6:0. In the second round, the 'miners' defeated Turkish 'Besiktas' and advanced to the third stage, where they faced 'Panathinaikos'.
In the first match, there was a draw, so everything was decided in the second meeting, which was home for 'Shakhtar'.
The determination of the winner took place in a penalty shootout. Yegor Nazaryna missed his shot first, while Riznyk saved the team a couple of times with his saves. However, in the fifth attempt, the decisive save was made by Bartolomey Dragovsky.
After 'Polissya' enters the field against 'Fiorentina', 'Shakhtar' will take to the stadium with new strength in the next stage of the tournament, ready for new challenges and victories.