General Director of Shakhtar Sergey Palkin commented on the result of the draw of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.

According to Sergei Palkin, Roma is not the worst option for Shakhtar.

"Roma is not the worst option, considering that there was a chance to meet with Barcelona, ??PSG and Manchester United," said Shakhtar's General Director. - For us it's a good draw. We already played with the Romans in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League and passed on. Successful experience should be used - to show football, which fans will like, and to do everything to reach the next round. On the high class of the opponent says that the Italians took the first place in the group, ahead of Chelsea and Atletico. In addition, in Roma are now collected players of the highest level. We must prepare very seriously for these matches, especially since they will be held after two and a half months of the winter break.

It is necessary to be on a proper level both physically and morally, and do not forget that Roma shows very high-quality football and is considered one of the favorites of the Italian championship ".

The first match between Shakhtar and Roma will take place in Kharkov on February 21. The return meeting of the teams will be held in Rome on March 13.

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