FC Porto vs. Dynamo Kyiv. Post-match press conference
Yuriy SEMIN, Dynamo Kyiv head coach:
- We're very happy with this victory because Dynamo were without a win in this competition for a long time. Besides I think this is the club's first victory in Portugal. After we took the lead we had problems containing our opponents. We didn't attack that much because we needed to play with great caution. Porto played very well but we managed to hang on and win. They have very good players with excellent technique on the ball but each and every one of my players excelled, especially the goalkeeper. We still have two home matches, and our main goal is to qualify and not just to finish third in the group.
- When do you expect Yussuf and Gusev to join the team?
- Oleh Gusev is due to start playing in the youth team within the next few days. Then we will be able to assess his condition. As for Yussuf, I'm having doubts about his ability to help his team-mates this year.
Jesualdo FERREIRA, FC Porto head coach:
- It was a game of two halves. In the first we were very good offensively and had enough quality not to go in 1-0 down. Dynamo scored from their only shot on goal while we weren't able to convert three or four good chances. We knew it wasn't going to be easy to beat a team which came here primarily to defend, playing almost like this was a two-legged tie. They were even more defensive in the second half and at a certain point my team lost some of their balance. A goal would have changed everything but it wasn't to be. Now we must win in Kyiv and in Istanbul in order to qualify. I want to stress that my players worked very hard to achieve a positive result from this match and that they deserve my praise.
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