On the eve of the match of the first round of the group round of the Europa League against Dynamo, the goalkeeper of Astana answered the journalists' questions.
- For Astana, participation in the group tournament of the Europa League is perceived as something ordinary or a holiday of European football?.
- Any footballer wants to play in the group stage of European competition. Of course, we wanted to test our strength in the Champions League, but also to reach the group stage of the Europa League, where we will play with serious rivals, a holiday for both footballers and fans..
- Only once during the performances in European competition your team managed to reach the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. And what tasks are set for this season?.
- We set the highest goals in all tournaments in which we participate. In the championship of Kazakhstan - to become champions for the fifth time in a row, in European competition - it is worthy to represent Kazakhstan in the international arena. Despite the status of opponents, in each match we will go on the field with one goal - to win. We hope for a positive result in the match against Dinamo. And whether it will be possible to leave the group - we will see in December.
- Five years ago, Dynamo played in the qualification of the Europa League with Aktobe, for which your current team-mate Yuri Logvinenko. Did he say something about Dynamo after the draw?.
- No, we did not talk about those matches.
But already everyone knows that the players of different teams are gathered in the composition of Kiev, and the team had to play in the Champions League according to its level, but the unsuccessful match in Amsterdam was not allowed to get there. The more interesting it will be to test yourself at the level of such an opponent.
Dynamo-Astana match will take place on Thursday, September 20, in Kiev at the NSC Olympic. Beginning at 19:55.
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