Romania vs Ukraine: Preview, Team News, and Live Commentary

Group E gets underway as Romania and Ukraine clash in Munich

Kick-off: 15:00 BST

The first full week of Euro 2024 action gets underway on Monday as Romania and Ukraine face off in their opening Group E clash at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Both teams will be looking to make a positive start to the tournament, and they will be confident of their chances of doing so.

Romania have a strong team on paper, with the likes of Ciprian Tatarusanu, Vlad Chiriches, and Nicolae Stanciu in their ranks.

Ukraine, meanwhile, will be looking to Andriy Yarmolenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi to provide the inspiration.

The match is evenly poised, and it could go either way.

Follow all the action with our live commentary below.

Team News

Romania: Tatarusanu; Manea, Chiriches, Burca, Ratiu; Stanciu, Marin, Bancu; Puscas, Ianis Hagi, Alibec. Ukraine: Bushchan; Karavayev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Zinchenko, Stepanenko, Malinovskyi; Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Tsygankov.

Live Commentary

15:00 BST: The match is underway at the Allianz Arena. 15:05 BST: Romania have made a bright start to the game, and they are enjoying the majority of the possession. 15:10 BST: Ukraine are slowly starting to come into the game, but they have yet to create any clear-cut chances. 15:15 BST: Romania have a great chance to take the lead, but Ianis Hagi fires wide from close range. 15:20 BST: Ukraine are starting to dominate the game, and they are creating a number of chances. 15:25 BST: Yarmolenko comes close to scoring for Ukraine, but his shot is saved by Tatarusanu. 15:30 BST: The half-time whistle blows, and the score is 0-0. 15:45 BST: The second half is underway. 15:50 BST: Romania have started the second half brightly, and they are once again enjoying the majority of the possession. 15:55 BST: Ukraine are struggling to create any chances in the second half. 16:00 BST: Romania take the lead! Ciprian Deac scores with a fine strike from outside the box. 16:05 BST: Ukraine are pushing for an equalizer, but they are struggling to break down the Romanian defense. 16:10 BST: Romania are defending resolutely, and they are looking increasingly likely to hold on for the win. 16:15 BST: The full-time whistle blows, and Romania win 1-0.