However, Ancelotti offered less encouragement to another Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, who made his name playing for him at AC Milan but has struggled at Chelsea.

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Ukraine continued to carve out chances at the other end, but the absence of leading striker Andriy Shevchenko, who was left on the bench until the 70th minute because of a knee injury, proved significant.

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