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Shakhtar CEO Sergei Palkin spoke about in the match of the 5th round of the Champions League.
– The emotions are overwhelming! First of all, I would like to congratulate our fans. There has been a lot of criticism lately, and I was somewhere right: nobody wants to lose, especially with a score like Borussia’s. But we are fully rehabilitated, I hope. Many people said that we won by chance, that it was all accidental, but I assure you, not by chance. We have a certain strategy, we know where to go and what to do. Boys, footballers, coaching staff demonstrated their innocence and the line they follow. Yes, now is a difficult time, today it is difficult in some way to analyze the situation one hundred percent, to predict it, because due to the pandemic, all our formulas are completely changing. But the most important thing is the score and the game that the team showed. We are optimistic about the future. I think this game answered the question of many who criticized us too much.
– Can you imagine before the start of the group stage that Shakhtar will lose twice to Borussia M, but that Real will win twice?
– Honestly, as I said before, it is difficult to predict anything. In fact, the bet was to compete seriously with Borussia, but everything turned out the other way around: they beat Real twice and drew with Inter. We have the most difficult group in history, since I’ve been at the club. I have been working for more than 17 years, but there has never been such a group. But the more difficult it is, the more interesting it is. Also, before the game, he had no particular fear. I don’t know if this is for better or for worse, but the fact is that it was very calm. And even in the first half and in the middle of the second, he was also calm. But when you already understand that victory is in your hands, here you start to get nervous, here the emotions begin, each minute becomes ten.
– Solomon scored a goal again, as in the last game with “Real”. And the second goal for Real Madrid is scored by Dentinho. How would you rate your game?
– Dentinho, it seems to me, is a unique footballer, because he hasn’t existed for a long time, but when he appears – and he appears mainly at critical moments – he decides the issues to be addressed. For me he is like a player of the match. It just did wonders. Soccer is difficult to predict and to explain in any way, but it generates crazy emotions. The game of our boys gave crazy emotions.
– Do you think this victory will give you confidence for the rest of the championship?
– I’m sure it will, but, again, you can’t jump too high, you need to properly assess the situation. You should always work on mistakes and understand their strengths and weaknesses. Naturally, understatement is wrong too. We must clearly understand the path we are following and not deviate from it, then we will achieve the result.
