“The result that Shakhtar achieved is a heroic feat”

Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Serhiy Palkin evaluated the Ukrainian champion’s performance in the group stage of the Champions League.

“In the conditions in which we play. The result we obtained is very significant, and if we evaluate the group phase on a five-point scale, we should give ourselves an A.

We must compare ourselves with our own species. With clubs located in countries of approximately the same level. I think these are clubs from Eastern Europe. If we look at how many points all the participating participants have won, then Krasnodar – 5 points, Lokomotiv – 3, Zenit – 1, Dynamo – 4, Ferencvaros – 1 and Shakhtar – 8.

When this is superimposed on the level of the teams that were in their groups and comparing it to ours, you will see that our group was the strongest in the entire history of playing for Shakhtar in the Champions League. When, during the phase matches Of groups, half of our team fell ill with coronavirus, and as a result, the young people went out with Real in the first game. When you don’t have half the composition, but the result is necessary and it is achieved, the boys achieve it. In fact, based on Real Madrid. This is a city within a city.

If the Real Madrid players looked at our conditions, where there is a field and a 60-year extension, they would ask themselves the question: “How is this possible?” If we add up all the factors, the players and the coaching staff should be in the top five, because overall the result that Shakhtar achieved is a heroic act, “said Palkin.

In the round of 16 of the Europa League, Shakhtar will face Israel’s Maccabi from Tel Aviv.