London: At a stadium in north-west England, two Ukrainian players in rival teams wept at each other’s embrace before the match as their teams sent a message of ‘no war’ by displaying the Ukrainian flag. Saturday was a day full of emotions in the English Premier League (EPL) football competition. First in West London, spectators from both Brentford and Newcastle teams welcomed Kristian Eriksson’s return to the field eight months after suffering a heart attack during the European Championships, while players later showed solidarity with Ukraine against which Russia waged war. Is.
Manchester City consolidated their position at the top after beating Everton 1-0 in a match played at Goodison Park, but the match became more talked about due to the passionate union of the two Ukrainian players. City’s Aleksandro Jinchenko and Everton’s Vitaly Mykolenko went up to each other and hugged before the match. Thereafter, when he reached his bench of substitute players, he had tears in his eyes. Then the song ‘He is not heavy, He is my brother’ was playing inside the stadium.
El abrazo más cargado que hemos visto en el deporte en un buen tiempo. Ucranianos juntos.
Zinchenko y Mykolenko antes del encuentro entre el Manchester City y el Everton. pic.twitter.com/XDABoP0BAz
— Goles en Directo (@golesendir_) February 26, 2022
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Meanwhile, before the start of the goalless draw between Manchester United and Watford at Old Trafford, players from both teams came together on the field and displayed the word “peace” in several languages. Matty Cash scored as Aston Villa registered a 2-0 win over the hosts at the Amex Stadium in Brighton. Cash took off his jersey after scoring and conveyed a message to his Polish teammate, who plays club football in Ukraine. He wrote in his message, “Tomas Kedjiaro and family. Stay strong my brother.
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️Man United, Watford players stood together with a sign saying “peace” in six languageshttps://t.co/2pRcYnjH1G pic.twitter.com/XUoNNQ2piI
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Meanwhile, Ericsson took the field for Brenford as a substitute in the 52nd minute but his team lost the match 2–0 to Newcastle. Ericsson suffered a heart attack on the field last year while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020. After that it was his first competitive match. (agency)