Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca shared his thoughts on getting his club to Shakhtar in the Europa League round of 16 draw.

" This stage will be difficult. I know Shakhtar well, I know his players well - this is a great team. They beat Real Madrid twice in the Champions League this year, drew with Serie A leader Inter.

This is a very strong team. I will be very happy to return to Ukraine. This is the house where I was very happy. These were three years that I will not forget. But now I'm their rival.

I will be pleased to see the representatives of the Miner again and the place that made me happy. We'll have to have a good match in Rome.

I know it's always difficult to play in Ukraine. In Kiev, we will also need to perform well at the Olympic. This is a difficult, strong team. In both meetings, we will have to give 100%, "

Earlier, the Pitmen's mentor Luis Castro spoke about his rival in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.

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