FC Lviv has appointed Yuri Bakalov as head coach. Former head coach of FC Lviv Gilmar left the club because of problems with the license.

"Football is such a thing where it's impossible to fundamentally change something in a short period of time. All we could do was make the best possible preparations for the next opponent. I think we succeeded, and if we had realized at least a third of what we had created, we would have definitely won. So, I would say not so much about the cardinal reorganization of the game, how much about training for a specific opponent, "- quotes Bakalov's official website.

"It's unethical for me to evaluate the work of my colleague. I can only repeat: we studied Mariupol very carefully and to some extent assumed that we would create a significant amount. Although, of course, did not expect that there will be so many ".

In the next round FC Lviv will fight with Alexandria.

"For me, the success of Vladimir Sharan's wards did not come as a surprise. This is a cool team with performers who almost invariable composition perform for a long time. The main thing, it seems to me, is that Sharan has trained players to an exceptional gaming discipline, and this gives the result. And I would not call Alexandria a defensive team - they know how to play in different ways, and they can change the model. In a word, it will be very difficult for us, but I hope for a good game ".

"When Zhilmar FC Lviv missed a little? There is a problem, I admit. I can give two reasons for this. First: for a short period of time it is possible to establish actions in the attack, in defense it is more difficult to do. The second reason: before me Lvov practiced more closed football, I somewhat rebuilt the model of command actions, made it more directed to the attack, the side effect of which is that we are forced to open up and create free zones ".