Akhmetov in an interview to the television channels Football 1 / Football 2 talked about the principled meetings between Shakhtar and Dynamo and the desire of the "miners" to get the first victory over Kiev in the championship of Ukraine.

- Dynamo for us - a very principled opponent. They are always interesting to play with, always games, at least exciting. I think we will give all our strength to win this match. Similarly, the Kiev club will do.

- Returning to the Cup of Ukraine - Do you agree that Shakhtar is calm enough, as if he won this match at the class? Is this evidence that today's Shakhtar is significantly stronger than Dynamo?.

- I think it's for you to judge - journalists, experts, fans - whose team is stronger in the quality of the game. As for my opinion, I can say that Shakhtar is stronger. The miner won the championship and the Cup. The miner demonstrates a bright, beautiful and informative game and deserves respect in the eyes of the fans.