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| - Six Shakhtar Donetsk players will miss Ukraine's friendly with World Cup winners France on Wednesday after the club went into self-isolation following positive Covid-19 tests for two players, Ukraine's football association said. Ukrainian champions Shakhtar reported late Sunday their goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov and midfielder Taras Stepanenko, who had both been named in the squad to play les Bleus, had tested positive for coronavirus. "All Shakhtar representatives are going to self-isolate," the club said in a statement, adding all the staff, including players, will be tested again within four days. It means that another four Shakhtar representatives in the national team -- Mykola Matviyenko, Viktor Kovalenko, Marlos and Junior Moraes -- will miss the trip to Paris, Ukraine's FA said. The FA added additional tests on Monday and Thursday will show whether the six would be able to rejoin the national team in preparation for Nations League action, which sees Ukraine hosting Germany on October 10 and Spain three days later, with both games being played in Kiev. Ukraine has reported more than 230,000 coronavirus cases and more than 4,400 fatalities. dg/lp/iwd
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