Swedes hope Ibrahimovic can guide them to opening win over Ukraine

1,685 views · Published 11 June 2012 · 1:28 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: GOAL · 2012 · Sports

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Co-hosts Ukraine kick off their Euro 2012 campaign against Sweden in Kiev on Monday.
Ukraine go into the tournament with a youthful side and will look to the Dynamo Kiev pairing of Andriy Shevchenko and Artem Milevskiy to provide experience up front.

Sweden are expected to provide England and France real competition for a place in the quarter finals. Their hopes a firmly placed on the shoulders of Zlatan Ibrahimovich but the Milan striker says he thrives on the responsibility.

He said: "I feel a lot pressure, playing under pressure makes gives you adrenaline, it means you never relax. Every player has a small responsibility."

Head coach Erik Hamren has a full squad to choose from following the news Johan Elmander has recovered from a fractured metatarsal.

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