Mano Menezes will hope to conjure up his third successive win as the Selecao coach... By Subhankar Mondal Bouncing Back From Humiliation Ukraine are co-hosts of the Euro 2012 finals alongside Poland, and this means that they do not have to participate in the marathon qualifying campaign. This also results in them not having any competitive matches until their opening finals match. However, Yuriy Kalitvintsev's side have been playing international friendlies as preparation for the mega-event and are yet to lose under their new coach, but things haven't been going very well for them recently. On Friday, the 2006 World Cup quarter-finalists were held to a 2-2 draw by minnows Canada in Kiev and Kalitvintsev came under criticism for the performance. The match against the might of Brazil will provide a way for them to redeem themselves and Ukraine will attempt to fare better. They will have to do so without injured skipper Andriy Shevchenko, who will retire after taking part in the Euro 2012 finals. "When we were beaten by Greece in the play-off, I realised that I will never play at a World Cup again," said the 34-year-old. "I want to play in Euro 2012 and will then hang up my boots. I've given it a lot of thought and my decision is final.” Maintaining The Winning Run A win against Iran last week in the friendly international was expected for Brazil and it did come quite easily. The former world champions were in control for most of the match and scored thrice without reply. It was coach Mano Menezes' second win in a row as Brazil boss and maintained his 100% record. Two months back, the 48-year-old commenced his tenure with a win over the USA and he will be eager to see that he wins his third game in charge of the Selecao on Monday evening. However, Menezes knows that winning against Ukraine will not be as easy as defeating Iran last week was and has hinted at some changes, saying: "Ukraine play at a high level and have more experience. It's going to be a different and more competitive game. He added: "Maybe we will test our squad with two forwards. We'll think about those changes. What's important is to keep working to build the team's confidence." TEAM NEWS Ukraine Kalitvintsev could make some changes to the side that were held to a 2-2 draw by Canada last week. Veteran striker Shevchenko has been ruled out after picking up a slight knock on Friday. Brazil Mano Menezes has already hinted that he could make some changes and play with two forwards on Monday. Against Iran he deployed a three-man attacking system. Thankfully for the Brazil coach, he has no injury concerns. --

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