Shakhtar head coach Igor Jovicevich summed up the match against Rennes in the Europa League.
" It was our first official match in three months - it's never easy to get back into the game after such a break.. No stress, no adrenaline… friendlies are not the same. So yes, I want to congratulate my team for their efforts..
The first half was very good. We had enough energy, we could demonstrate our skills. But we knew we were going to go down in the second half and that Rennes would go ahead..
It happened, but we managed to keep them. We also had some good chances after the break," com.
Recall that the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League Shakhtar - Rennes ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Donetsk.
Kryskiv and Bondarenko scored goals for the Pitmen. The return match of the teams will be held on February 23 in France.
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Shakhtar 2-1 Rennes: key moments of the Europa League play-off match.