Olexandr SHOVKOVSKYI: “One can’t underestimate Champions League opponents”

Olexandr SHOVKOVSKYI: “One can’t underestimate Champions League opponents”

- Champions League is a usual thing for you. Are Dynamo ready to cope with the pressure considering fans’ expectations after confident play against Porto?

- I don’t think the Champions League is a usual thing for us. Every year our team changes just like the competition. We didn’t take part in this contest for several years. Every player’s attitude is vital.

- Dynamo didn’t defeat Maccabi in two previous matches. Do you believe you can do it tomorrow?

- We opposed your club several years ago in different competition. We believe in our team. We’ve reached the Champions League group stage to win.

- Do you think you can win considering you are not in Kyiv?

- We always do our best to win no matter who our opponents are.

- How many Maccabi matches have you watched?

- We’ve partially watched different games and paid attention both to attacking and defensive play of our opponent.

- When Dynamo faced Maccabi last time you were considered to be the much-fancied side, but underestimated the opponent a bit and the game ended in a draw. Will you take that experience into account getting ready for the forthcoming match?

- We analyze every match we play. Before every game we recall all related matches. What’s really important is not what happened in the past, but what happens today. Anyway one can’t underestimate Champions League opponents.

* photo by A. Kutsan

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