Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko is sure that the Miners should take seriously the confrontation with the Dnieper in the semi-final of the Cup of Ukraine.

Shakhtar to fight with Dnipro in the semi-finals of the Cup of Ukraine. In the championship standings, the teams share 54 points (in part because they removed points from the Dnipro), but Taras Stepanenko is sure that Dmitry Mikhaylenko's wards are able to give battle to the Miners.

"The Dnipro is a young team, but I think we are in for a difficult game, because the cup matches are a chance for the club to compete for the second most important trophy in Ukraine. It is necessary to be very tuned in order not to repeat the situation with Chernomorets (defeat 1: 2, which was the first for the Miners in the championship under Paul Fonsec -. ) ", - said Stepanenko in an interview to the official website of Shakhtar" I am almost sure that we will dominate, and the Dnieper will act from defense. They have fast, technical players who can escape in a counterattack. We must use our moments, because the outcome of the match depends on this ".

"The miner is always focused on his game, regardless of how the opponent works. I do not know what surprises they can give. Perhaps, they will change something in tactics or make rotation of the composition. In any case, they will prepare and carefully disassemble our team. We must show our game, concentrate on our principles of constructing actions both in defense and in attack ".

The meeting between the miner and the Dnieper will take place the day after tomorrow (April 26) in Kharkov. The beginning is at 20:00.