Ukraine is currently trying with all its might to push back the Russian attack. Now even the coach of a Champions League club is going to war.
Yuriy Vernydub caused a stir with Sheriff Tiraspol in the current Champions League season. In the group stage, the Moldovan club defeated Shakhtar Donetsk (2-0) and even Real Madrid (2-1). The Tiraspol coach was born in Ukraine and therefore has a special relationship with the country under attack.
“Sheriff Tiraspol’s trainer is ready!”
A photo from the sports media “Zorya Londonsk” shows him in a good mood next to two other men in war clothes. “Sheriff Tiraspol’s coach Yuriy Vernydub is ready! He defeated Real Madrid in the fall. Now he’s also involved in territorial defense,” the medium wrote on Twitter.
In the Champions League group stage, the club was eliminated as the third-placed team, despite leading the table. Therefore, Tiraspol was allowed to start in the Europa League intermediate round. Against Sporting Braga, the Vernydub team was only knocked out on penalties.
Particularly tragic: the second leg against the Portuguese took place last Thursday. At that time the Ukrainian was still coaching his team, today he has the task of defending Ukraine.