Shakhtar midfielder spoke about the upcoming match with Marseille in the European League playoffs.

In the first match of the 1/16 final of the UEFA European League, Donetsk Shakhtar will take on Gamburzi and Olympique Marseille in a nominally home match.

The central player of “Girniki” Artem Bondarenko shared his thoughts from the upcoming conflict with the representative of the French League 1.

\? So, we are familiar with French football - we like to be lucky or unlucky in the draws. To compare Rennes and Marseille, I can say that both teams have very strong individual strengths, and this advantage is at least in front of us because the French championship is troubling and there is no sign of such a long pause. I respect you, this little bit gives them a plus, but we’ve already been stuck together, it’s not a problem for us. This is a wonderful cry for us, and we want to express our satisfaction with the match and the atmosphere.

I'm trying to score the ball first. But I don’t want to throw around stupid phrases - tomorrow I’ll just give it all to myself. I don’t remember Shakhtar’s sustrich with Marseille, because I was still young, still a child. And then, and at the same time, Marcel is a serious opponent, we can say that it is an honor for us to stand against such a team.

Once we got ready, everything went great: the training was amazing, everyone was happy, because there’s such a family atmosphere in the team, you know.. So the gathering went fantastic. But since Marcel, I won’t tell you anything new, but I hope we can show you something new tomorrow.

Gamburzi's intimidation match through the Russian invasion of Ukraine? The situation is such that Ukrainians are scattered all over the world, so it is even more important for us that our athletes are present at the stadium, and we also play for them, in order to give them emotions,” quotes Artem Bond. renka official website of Shakhtar.

The match Marseille - Shakhtar will take place on Thursday 15 February at 19:45 Kyiv time. You can follow the action of this competition in the online text broadcast on Football. ua.