The rematch played between Marseille and Ukrainian Shakhtar in the 1/16 Europa League ended on February 23. The French club won with a score of 3:1.
Sudakov scored the first goal from the penalty spot in the 12th minute, and then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ismaila Sarr and Geoffrey Kondogbia brought the victory to Marseille. According to the sum of the two matches, the French club reached the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.
Thus, there is not a single Ukrainian team left in the European Cup tournaments. Ukrainian clubs collected 20.5 points in the UEFA coefficient table throughout the season. This is Ukraine’s worst result since the 2007/2008 season.
While Zorya Luhansk could not get out of the group in the Conference League, Shakhtar fell to the bottom place in the Champions League group, finishing third in the group.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Russian clubs other than Zenit did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. The Russian national team, led by Valery Karpin, played six friendly matches in 2023.
Previously decided All doubles in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.