Gravets gave his comment before the start of Shakhtar in the Champions League.

Shakhtar's central defender Mikola Matvienko, having achieved a draw result in the match against Bologna in the 1st round of the Champions League, transfers the official website to the UPL club.

Bologna - Shakhtar 0:0 Video highlights and review of match 18. 09. 2024 Gravets shared how satisfied they were with this start of the tournament.

“I can’t say that we are completely satisfied, but if we evaluate the game with a goal, then the result, perhaps, is natural. Draw 0:0 – not a bad start for Liza champions, although, obviously, they even wanted to overcome,” adding Matvienko.

The defender is also confident that he experienced an emotional decline after Sudakov’s missed penalty.

“This is the Champions League, we can’t go down here. I appreciate that our plans were slightly changed by the weather, he had to wake up in the middle of the match, the game turned out to be nerve-wracking. There were also a lot of long programs,” he said.

In UEFA, Mikola was recognized as the best player in the match.

" Not having felt it, but a lot of support for everyone. Of course, it’s advisable to remove such signs, if only it would have been better, if we had succeeded,” the center back said.

Finally, Matvienko said how he assesses Shakhtar’s chances in this Champions League.

“At a minimum, we need to get to the zone of the teams that are fighting for the playoffs,” the Donetsk player told the club.

Apparently, after the match against Bologna, the Girniki striker showed the legacy of his battle with the Italian goalkeeper.