Head coach of Priazovites Alexander Babich told about the preparation of Mariupol for the Europa League match.

On Thursday, August 2, Mariupol in the second leg of the second qualifying round of the Europa League will play in Odessa with the Swedish Djurgarden. Recall that Mariupol led in the account almost the entire first fight against Djurgardens, but missed the victory in the compensated time (1: 1).

"The first game? We played with the winner of the previous championship. The team is very, very good level. We had a lot to work without the ball. We are in principle and made a bet. Understood that you need to play two matches and in the first, at least, score and try not to miss. Not everything at us has turned out. They scored from the "standard", missed the added time. If we had a better bench, I think we could finish this match with a more positive result for us. Nevertheless, there is a reciprocal game in Odessa ", - quotes Babich official website of Mariupol.

"How we will play, who will play, it's too early to say. Time to be honest, no. On Sunday they played with Desna, and on Tuesday we are already going to Odessa. Again a 9 hour move. Let's think how to prepare. And now you need to gather, try to recover after the last game. It's not easy, but we will try to do it. I'm sure that we have a team with a character. And we will emerge from this situation with a head held high ".

"We will try. We have two days for rehabilitation activities. We will see. Demiri and Yavorsky should approach. We need to grow stronger. Because really, we will not pull out two tournaments ".

"There are no injuries. There are minor damages. But more functional and emotional state leaves much to be desired ".

"It's equally difficult to play with Swedes. We do not want to play on hold.

We understand that the opponent is strong and if we play from defense - this may not be justified. Have time to think. We watched the last game of Djurgarden. Heavy match for them came out. Of course, we do not have much time and options for rotation. The very first thing now is to recover ".

"We would very much like the support of the Odessa fans. It's nice to play when you are supported by the stands. We really count on this. After all, we protect the colors of Ukraine and this is our debut ".