Shakhtar Donetsk’s goalkeeper shared his expectations from the Champions League group stage against Real Madrid.
Donetsk Shakhtar will try to forget about the situation in Ukraine for 90 minutes and focus on the Champions League game to achieve the necessary result against Real Madrid. Pitmen goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin said this in the pre-match press conference.
According to the goalkeeper, the matches in the Champions League help Ukrainians to forget about the Russian invasion, and the players will try to make the fans smile.
“The latest news is very sad for all of us, for all Ukrainians. But we have to be strong and show the whole world that Ukrainians are a strong people. We have to go out tomorrow and focus on the fight as much as possible. Recent events should not be a reason, because this is the Champions League and here you have to give all the best not at 100 percent, but at 1000.
I myself am from Donetsk and have been to many of Shakhtar’s matches in Donetsk. I think that if we had played in Donetsk, we would have had more chances, because the support of the fans and the atmosphere in the Donbass Arena are on a different level. I really miss it. I agree with Mister that we will win and play Champions League matches in Donbass Arena as soon as possible. And it will be a holiday for everyone.
Of course, it’s hard to focus now, but I think we are shaped from such an ordeal that we can’t sit and think about the bad. We must be a team that will be highly motivated and focused on the highest. As Mister already said, 90 minutes of the Champions League helps the fans in Ukraine to forget all the problems. Like our warriors, we will try to do everything to bring joy and smile to our people. For at least 90 minutes, people will forget everything that is happening today and just focus on football. Football is a game that everyone likes, it gives positive emotions.
Tomorrow is a completely different game, because we are better prepared for the second leg. We know we can play better even against teams like Real Madrid. As Mister mentioned, we need more courage, we need to play our game and be a miner. If there are times when I have to bail out the team, that’s what I have to do. Everyone has a role to play on the football field and everyone should play it at the highest level. You have to play perfectly if you want to beat Real Madrid,” Shakhtar’s official website quoted Trubin as saying.
It will be remembered that the match in the fourth round of the group stage of the Champions League Shakhtar – Real Madrid will be held today, October 11, in Warsaw. The starting whistle for the match will sound at 22:00 Kyiv time.
Earlier, Pitmen head coach Igor Jovicevich promised that Shakhtar will fight for points in the match against Real.
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