For the first time in six years, an international match will take place in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen football stadium. On November 20th (8:45 p.m.) Ukraine will welcome Italy there for a duel in the European Championship qualification.
He shared that football-Bundesliga team on Wednesday (October 11th, 2023). Accordingly, the “Werkklub” agreed to a request from the Ukrainian association to be able to play the qualifying game for the 2024 European Championship, which is taking place in Germany, in the Leverkusen stadium.
B04 managing director Fernando Carro was quoted in the statement: “We are pleased to be able to send a small sign of solidarity. For many Ukrainian people who have currently found their second home in the Rhineland, this game in the BayArena is a great opportunity “To be able to support your local team up close – as well as the numerous Italian citizens who live in our region.”
Ukraine and Italy tied on points in Group C
European Championship qualification group C is currently led by England (13 points). Behind them are Italy, Ukraine and North Macedonia with the same points (all seven points). However, Italy played one game less. So far, Malta has no score and is a distant fifth.