The head coach of the Donetsk "Shakhtar" Paulo Fonseca summed up the group stage of the Champions League, noting that many did not believe in the output of "miners" from the group.

"After the draw, many doubted that we would get through to the League of Europe. So this is a fantastic and unexpected result for us.. Not everyone can get out of this group. "Napoli" - among the leaders of the series A, "Manchester City" - perhaps the best team in Europe, "Feyenoord" - champion of the Netherlands.

Now it's easy to say that we had to go further, but we must remember that after the draw, nobody believed in us.

Whatever happens, we should be proud of what has been done. It seems to me that the way Shakhtar showed up in Europe should be proud of the country. Only the result matters.

Critics were unanimous in assessing our brave play in matches with the best teams, and this is good not only for Shakhtar, but for the whole of Ukraine, "said the Portuguese in an interview with the UEFA site.

Recall, in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, "Shakhtar" will converge with the Italian "Roma".