The Bologna forward spoke about the upcoming match against Shakhtar in the Champions League.

In the first match of the main round of the UEFA Champions League, Donetsk Shakhtar will compete with Italian Bologna.

Bologna striker Riccardo Orsolini shared his feelings from the upcoming confrontation with the champion of Ukraine.

“It’s really a shame for a club like ours to end up in the League of Champions. We set ourselves to compete in Europe for many years, but we missed all other tournaments and ended up in the wrong place, in the crown of European football greats. We are extremely happy and writing.

No matter what happens, it will be a triumph for us.

We would like to be careful with the preparations and try to solve problems against the great guys. We have persha gra at home against Shakhtar. We believe that the atmosphere will help us – we will need it,” Orsolina is quoted as saying by the UEFA official website.

The match Bologna - Shakhtar will take place on Wednesday, June 18, at about 19:45 at Kiev time. You can follow the key messages of this match in the online text broadcast on Footballball. ua.