The head coach of the Miner, Paulo Fonseca, spoke about the preparation of his team for the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Roma.

"Tomorrow we will be hard, because Roma is very strong at home, but we are maximally motivated," - said Fonseca at the pre-match press conference.

"There are a lot of good players in the composition of Roma, so I can not distinguish someone specific, it is worth treating them as a collective. I do not think that in the game of Roma something will radically change from our last meeting. You need to understand, Roma is a strong team. I am sure that from the very beginning they will act very harshly, not letting us combine. We should almost ideally play on the defensive to confront Roma ".

"Our last match in the Ukrainian championship we held in very difficult conditions, but I think tomorrow our team will be in excellent physical condition. I can promise that Shakhtar will show his football. We came not to defend ourselves. Perhaps, sometimes it will not work out because of the opponent, but we will not hide from the game ".

"The fact that we stayed in the same hotel as in 2011, when Roma passed and reached the quarter finals - just a coincidence. Honestly, I did not even know about it ".

Roma head coach Eusebio Di Francesco said that Shakhtar is more like a Brazilian team than a Ukrainian team.

"This is the opinion of my colleague, whom I respect. Yes, we have a lot of Brazilians, but despite this, our team demonstrates football, which you will never see in Brazil, "- said the Portuguese.

The victory over Roma can open the Italian market for both players and the coach of the Miner.

"Now I'm concentrating on Shakhtar. It is clear that after such a season my assessment as a coach and many players will increase. But now we only think about Shakhtar, "said Fonseca.

After leaving the group, Fonseca came to a press conference in the mask of Zorro. And what action would he take if Shakhtar passed Roma?.

"You will now always ask me that? I can promise that if you go through Roma, just celebrate, as we do always. I'm not going to do anything unusual ".

The return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League between Roma and the Miner will be held on Tuesday, March 13th. The beginning of the meeting at 21:45 Kiev time.

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