Starting on the left flank and causing numerous issues for the Albanian defense with his direct running, the Chelsea winger played 85 minutes in Tirana.

Oleksandr Zinchenko gave Ukraine the lead after just five minutes, and Roman Yaremchuk of Olympiacos doubled the lead ten minutes later, giving Ukraine the ideal start.

With about fifteen minutes left, Rangers forward Nedim Bajrami gave the home team a goal with a penalty kick, but Mudryk and Ukraine held fast to earn a crucial three points in the Nations League.

Although the Chelsea striker was benched the entire time, Senegal, led by Nicolas Jackson, defeated Burundi 2-0 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier earlier on Tuesday. Edouard Mendy, a former goalie with the Blues, did play in goal.In other news, Lucas Bergstrom and Finland had cause for celebration following their 6-3 aggregate victory over Norway, which earned them a spot in the Under-21 European Championships.

The young Chelsea goalie played the entire ninety minutes in Stavanger, and even though Finland lost the match 2-1 that evening, they advanced to the big competition on aggregate thanks to a first-leg advantage.

Cesare Casadei played 75 minutes as the already-qualified Italy Under-21s were beaten to a 2-2 draw with Ukraine in a pre-tournament friendly.

Before being pulled with fifteen minutes left, the Chelsea midfielder played an advanced role at La Spezia.