Head coach of Dinamo Alexander Khatskevich answered questions from journalists on the eve of the match with Astana in the Europa League.

- How will the game be affected by the fact that the outside temperature is below zero and the heat inside the arena?.

- Of course, in the cold, it would be more difficult for us to play, and +15 is quite a comfortable temperature to play football, especially since there is no wind, the field is even. In general, I think that on the field the degree will be even higher.

- What is your opinion about the lawn, which will have to play?.

- Each synthetic lawn has its own specifics. We generally do not have much experience in artificial turf games, although last year we played two matches with the Young Boys - the first match was unsuccessful, and the second one was better, because we adapted. The same will happen tomorrow: the faster we adapt to the lawn, the better the game will be.

- Astana has become the champion of Kazakhstan ahead of schedule, and is now experiencing a shortage of official matches. How much can this fact be an advantage for you?.

- Astana has been participating in European cups not for the first year, like last year, and this year, the situation was the same, so they know how to prepare. I do not think that it will be an advantage for us that the opponent has no match practice, and we are in good shape. We can only speculate. And everything will be decided tomorrow on the football field.

- What is the situation with Nikita Burda? How ready is he to enter the field from the first minutes?.

- He just yesterday worked with us in the general group, and before that he worked individually. Today, there will still be training, which will be for him a test character. Of course, much will depend on the specifics of synthetics: how he will feel, what state his muscles will be in. Therefore, the answer to your question will be clear only after today's occupation..

- What kind of football do you expect tomorrow - open or closed?.

- We started to build our game differently, depending on the strong qualities of our players.. I do not know the teams that went on the field and played for a draw, everyone is trying to win.

- Who, in your opinion, is the most dangerous player in Astana?.

- They have a fairly experienced attack group, the players are complementary to each other.. There are stronger, more technical players.. The danger can come from any player - both in attack and in standard positions, this is the norm in modern football..

Match Astana - Dynamo will be held on Thursday, the 29th of November. The beginning of the meeting at 17:50 Kyiv time.

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