Despite committing two errors resulting in goals, Andriy Lunin, the custodian of Real Madrid, takes responsibility for his actions. Ukraine was defeated by Romania in the opening round of Euro 2024.

Lunin raised his hands in response to the astonishing 3-0 defeat against a club that was placed 24 positions lower in the FIFA global rankings. Subsequently, he responded to inquiries from the press in the mixed zone regarding the game.

Lunin, who performed exceptionally for Real Madrid throughout the regular season, committed an error in his attempt to clear the ball, resulting in it directly reaching Dennis Man, who subsequently assisted Nicolae Stanciu in scoring the first goal. Subsequently, following halftime, he need to have exhibited a significantly improved performance in order to prevent Razvan Marin’s second goal for Romania. Despite appearing to make sufficient effort to prevent it, the ball eluded him.

Lunin’s statement

Following the game, Lunin expressed his remorse to the Spanish radio station COPE, stating, “I apologise to my teammates; my error exacerbated the difficulty of the game.” Apologies for any inconvenience caused, and I wish you success in your upcoming game.

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WHAT’S NEXT FOR UKRAINE AND LUNIN?

The s/h/o/c/k win by Slovakia over Belgium made Ukraine’s loss even worse. This means that the two teams they were supposed to get points against both started the game with wins. Slovakia comes next on Friday, and Belgium comes after that on June 26. It doesn’t look like three points will be enough to get through for this group.

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