Donetsk Shakhtar met Lyon in the second round of the Champions League group stage and, leading 2-0 in the score, failed to keep the victory.

“Why did you get on the defensive in a match with Lyon? We didn’t deliberately move back, just already, probably, we were physically tired, plus Lyon went all-in, Depaye came out, who strengthened the game”.

"Rakitsky will not play against Dawn, but he is there to replace. He is a very important player for our team, but I think there will be someone to start the attacks without Yaroslav ".

"Matvienko on the right flank plays just fine. This is a new position for him and he played on it at a very high level ".

"Dawn is a principal rival for us. I think for us and for them there will be a very difficult fight.

Recently, there are a lot of nerves and provocations in our matches, we are ready for such a game as well, but for our part, we will not engage in provocations. We will play football and win in the ways allowed by the rules ".

“I don’t think that for Paulo Fonseca the match against Yuri Vernidub will be something very important. This is a championship match in Ukraine, in which we must win ".

Duel Shakhtar - Zarya will be held on October 7 in Kharkov.