The coach of the Ukrainian champions assessed the chances of his players to win the opening game of the main round of the tournament.
Shakhtar and Bologna have equal chances to win the opening game of the main round of the Champions League. This is what the head coach of the Donetsk club, Marino Pusic, thinks.
In addition, the Pitmen coach highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent before the match in Italy.
“Of course, we can say that Bologna lost some important players this off-season, however, it should be noted that Bologna also got some quality players during this period. The style of the team is important to me. games.
Bologna performed at a very high level as a team last season. And I want to congratulate our opponents on the historic result they achieved last season. A match of the highest level awaits us in the strongest club competition in Europe.
At this level, as I emphasized, there cannot be any identification of any personalities, but regarding specific performers, I can name Karlsson, with whom I had an interesting experience working with AZ Alkmaar, and I, of course, know most. of Croats , representing the team, well, I did not miss the experience of working in the Dutch championship, so the local Dutch players are not alien to me either.
For me, this is a tournament of the highest level, where the teams’ chances are always 50/50 – and that’s what makes football great. And in our fight, the chances are also equal. Of course, some top clubs can be selected, but now football has reached a qualitatively new level, and all teams will start the match without goals scored. Therefore, tomorrow the chances of the opponents are the same, everything will be decided on the football field,” Shakhtar’s website quoted Pusic as saying.
We remind you that the match Shakhtar – Bologna will take place on Wednesday, September 18. The match will start at 19:45 Kyiv time.
Earlier, the son of the Shakhtar legend said he would support the Pitmen in the Champions League game.
New Correspondent.net on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels Athletistic and WhatsApp
Source: korrespondent
I am William Jackson and I have a passion for sports journalism. With over 3 years of experience in the industry, I have worked in a variety of roles to improve the quality and accuracy of sports news coverage. As an author at Athletistic, I specialize in covering football news and providing comprehensive analysis for fans around the world.
