A member of the goalkeeper ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid has on Friday been afforded a fresh call-up for international duty.
The player in question? Andriy Lunin.
Shot-stopper Lunin, for his part, has of course been condemned to backup duties in Spain’s capital across the season to date.
Despite shining after taking up the no.1 spot following the long-term injury suffered by Thibaut Courtois in 2023/24, the Ukrainian has been forced to watch on from the bench for all but nine of Real Madrid’s fixtures this time round.
As alluded to above, though, as much has not proven enough to see Lunin left out of his country’s latest squad.
Evidently firm believers in the talents of their gifted goalkeeper, the Ukrainian coaching staff have opted to call upon Lunin once more on Friday.
The 26-year-old is part of a 25-man panel to have been selected for an upcoming Nations League double header against Belgium.
💻 Serhii Rebrov announces the squad list of the national team of Ukraine for the play-off matches against Belgium
The main list includes 25 players, with 6 more on the reserve list.
🗒️ Reserve list:
Bushchan
Svatok
Popov
Kabaiev
Kryskiv
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— Ukrainian Association of Football (@uafukraine) March 7, 2025
Conor Laird – GSFN