Shakhtar head coach Paulo Fonsek - why Jaroslav Rakytskyy will not play in the match against Hoffenheim.

- Paulo, what about Rakitsky? Why he did not fly to Germany?.

- Yesterday I felt pain in my knee, so I was forced to leave the training session..

- In Kharkov, there was a double-edged game and the score was 2: 2. How has the balance of power changed since then?.

- In my opinion, especially nothing has changed, there will be a similar meeting.. We continue to follow Hoffenheim, who performs well in the Bundesliga.

We should remain ourselves and show our football.. I think there will be an interesting game..

The UEFA Champions League group stage match between Hoffenheim and Shakhtar will take place on Tuesday, November 27th.. The beginning of the meeting at 22:00 Kyiv time. Football. ua will conduct a direct text broadcast of the fight.

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