Ukraine vs France - France will be seeking to recover using their lacklustre draw with Belarus on Friday with victory tonight against the Ukraine. Laurent Blanc's side had been in good form before their visit to Minsk and look sure to be eligible for a Euro 2012 the coming year. Les Bleus will face both co-hosts of next summers European Championships in the future and therefore are likely to rotate their side today to avoid injuries and fatigue.
The Ukraine have already qualified for Euro 2012 as hosts and therefore are currenly 35th within the FIFA World Rankings. Using the hosts not taking part within the qualifying campaign friendlies will take on added importance to the Ukraine because they provide the only preparation for next year's tournament. Oleg Blokhin has set his side an ambitious target of winning next year's European Championship along with a full strength side readily available for tonight's encounter.
Nevertheless, the optimistic coach has set a target of winning Euro 2012 on home soil, and it has included the important thing players in the squad, including talisman Andriy Shevchenko, who recently announced he'll be hanging up his boots after next summer's championship.
Les Bleus endured a difficult time against Belarus on Friday evening, only mustering a 1-1 draw against their Eastern European opponents.
Laurent Blanc vented his frustration following the game at dropping points, and could be set to experiment with his side on Monday evening, with fringe players for example Marvin Martin and Kevin Gameiro expected to play some part within this friendly. Ukraine vs France Live Link will Published 1 hours before Kickoff.
Ukraine vs France Line Up (Probable) :
Ukraine : Pyatov; Kucher, Khacheridi, Mandzyuk, Shevchuk; Tymoshchuk, Rotan; Gusev; Milevskiy, Voronin; Shevchenko.
France : Lloris; Sagna, Sakho, Rami, Evra; M'Vila, Diarra; Nasri, Ribery, Malouda; Benzema.
