The fight against Desna (1: 0) was for the Pyatov 400th in the Pitmen.
After the match on this and other topics, Andrei talked to the journalists of the club channel.
"As a child I was a Kirovograd boy who sat, watched football on TV and rooted for the Ukrainian team. Then I could not even imagine that I would be in such a great team and in the national team ".
"I never put my personal records above the team. For me it’s more important that today we won a victory than my 400 games ".
"There were many memorable matches for Shakhtar. Every game is a little story.. Of course, one of the most memorable match is the UEFA Cup final.. This is the most important match in my career ".
"Difficulties in the match with Desna? A large group of players was absent in the arrangement. The team spent about 10 days not at full strength.
Of course, we arrived and we only had a couple of days, plus a recovery. The most important thing is that they took 3 points ".
"Fatigue in front of Manchester City? We are professionals and used to. Of course, the same Marlos had two fights in the national team and it is clear that he was tired. But we will have a couple of days to recover. Now everything is created so that we can prepare for the game as best we can. ".
Match Miner - Manchester City will be held October 23.