Chelsea fans go wild for Mykhailo Mudryk’s ‘crazy’ assist in Ukraine U21’s win over France

Mykhailo Mudryk’s Chelsea career has yet to really take off, but the winger has been demonstrating what he is capable of while playing for Ukraine at the Under-21 European Championship.

Mudryk made a significant impact on Sunay as Ukraine beat their France counterparts 3-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the competition. 

Rayan Cherki had given France the lead in the 19th minute but Ukraine managed to equalise in the 32nd minute, with Mudryk winning a penalty from which Heorhii Sudakov scored.

Just before half time Ukraine took the lead, with Mudryk providing a fantastic assist for Sudakov. 

Mudryk managed to locate his team-mate with an incredible pass from inside his own half before Sudakov slotted the ball home. 

Mudryk provided an excellent assist and won a penalty in a win against France Under-21s

In the second half Mudryk played a similar long-range pass, with Ukraine almost scoring again. 

Ukraine eventually got their third goal of the game as Artem Bondarenko scored in the closing stages.

Following their win over France, Ukraine will take on Spain on Wednesday in the semi-finals. The other semi-final will see England face Israel. 

Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk in January for for a fee of £62million, potentially rising to £89million in add-ons.

He has made 17 appearances for Chelsea so far and has yet to score, while he has provided two assists.

Chelsea fans predicted that Mudryk will thrive under new manager Mauricio Pochettino

Mudryk will hope that he will be able to make more of an impact at club level under the guidance of new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea fans were certainly pleased with Mudryk’s performance for Ukraine, with one predicting that he will thrive under Pochettino along with fellow winger Noni Madueke.

They wrote: ‘Mudryk and Madueke Will Cook Under Poch’.

Another Chelsea fan was in awe of Mudryk’s assists. They wrote: ‘OIIII MUDRYK IS CRACKEDDD WHAT A FLIPPING BALLLLLL… OMG’.

They also added: ‘Mudryk’s creativity game is actually nuts’.

Another fan described Mudryk as a ‘gamechanger’ after he won the penalty. They wrote: ‘What a run from Mykhailo Mudryk, and he wins a penalty! Game changer.’

In addition, another fan dubbed him ‘Mudrykinho’.