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Friends, hello to everyone.

This is the project FOOTBALL 123, and I'm Nikolay Cherevko (football analyst).

Today, let's analyze together the opening match of the third matchday of the 25th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) between Minai and Rukh (Lviv), and try to give our forecast for the match.

What are the tasks facing the teams before the match and until the end of the season?

Minai is at the bottom of the league table and is trailing by 5 points from the position that allows playing playoff matches to secure a spot in the UPL. The task is simple - to survive. For this, the team needs to earn maximum points in the last 6 matches and hope that direct competitors will lose points.

Lviv's Rukh demonstrates quality football and is fighting for a place in European competitions next fall. To achieve this, they need to break into the top 4 teams of the championship. The main competition will be with Dnipro-1, which currently holds the 4th place and leads Lviv by 5 points, having played one game more.