The Donetsk miner posted on his official account: We will stand up!
Football has nothing to do with politics?
On February 21, Beijing time, Russia announced the independence of the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Luhansk People's Republic". In the past few days, we have been able to pay attention to the latest developments in the situation in Russia and Ukraine in real time in several topics on Weibo' hot search.
At the same time, many people in the football industry are also paying attention to this development and expressing their views.
On February 24, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Benfica drew 2-2 at home with Ajax. In the 72nd minute of the second half, Benfica, who was one goal behind, launched a quick counter-attack, their first shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and then Roman Yaremchuk scored with a clever header to help the team equalize. It was also Yaremchuk's second Champions League goal of the season.
After scoring, Roman Yaremchuk took off his shirt and showed the world the black short-sleeved top he had hidden inside the shirt in advance. Meanwhile, the Benfica center also kissed the Coat of Arms of the Ukrainian Flag on the black coat.
Yaremchuk was born on November 27, 1995 in Lviv, the capital of The Lviv Region of Ukraine, from the Dynamo youth system in Kiev. Last summer, Yaremchuk joined Benfica for 17 million euros. So far, he has made 15 appearances in the Portuguese Premier League, scoring 6 goals.
Prior to joining Benfica, Yaremchuk played with the Ukrainian national team at last year's European Championship and scored goals against North Macedonia and the Netherlands. After scoring in the early hours of this morning, Yaremchuk cheered on his homeland by kissing the national emblem.
In addition, Yaremchuk's national team teammate Zinchenko, as well as the legendary Ukrainian star Shevchenko, also expressed their views on the Russian-Ukrainian incident on their own social media.
Zinchenko wrote on his personal Instagram: "Ukraine belongs to Ukrainians, no one can take it. We will never give up. ”
Legendary star Shevchenko also spoke out for his country, with Ukrainian "nuclear warheads" writing on social networking sites: "Ukraine is my motherland. We have gone through many difficult times, we have built this country in the last 30 years, we love freedom and hard-working people, they are our most important asset! ”
According to british media sources, affected by the current situation in Ukraine, this year's Champions League final may find another venue. According to the original plan, this season's Champions League final will be played at the St. Petersburg Stadium in Russia, and wembley Stadium has the potential to replace st. Petersburg Stadium as the new venue for the Champions League final.
Since Russia announced the recognition of the independence of the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Luhansk People's Republic", the Team of Donetsk Miners has become the object of attention for a while: "Where will the miners' home stadium move?" Topics such as "whether the miners will disband" and so on have been hotly discussed.
But in fact, miners have left their turf since the war in the Donetsk region in 2014. In the past 8 years, they have successively made Lviv, Kharkov and Kiev their home stadiums. Today, miners posted on their official accounts: We will stand up!
At present, it seems that the situation in Russia and Ukraine will continue for some time, and I hope that football will stay away from war, and I hope that the world can stay away from war.
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