The head coach of the Miner Paulo Fonseca shared his expectations from the Champions League.

In the group stage of the Champions League, Shakhtar will compete with Napoli, Man City and Feyenoord. September 13 "miners" will battle with the Neapolitans.

"Do I have any fear of starting the Champions League?" No, there is absolutely no fear, because I'm super-motivated. In no case should we be afraid of some good things in our life. I was so ambitious to get with the Miner before the Champions League, - why should I be frightened of such happiness now? ", - said Fonceca.

"I was already in the Champions League with Porto. This is the premiere with the Miner. It is clear that the Champions League, it is always really something special, you will not feel this anywhere else, just hearing the hymn after seeing the scene, the people, the organization. And I, as one of the trainers, want to always be surrounded by this atmosphere and always be there ".

"First of all, I must say that Andrey Shevchenko did not work very well when he got the balls, so we got a really very complicated group. It is necessary to look reality in the eyes. There was a group with very difficult rivals, but as I said, I and my players are very ambitious, and we will be motivated for these games. Going to any match of the Champions League, we will not look at the opponent and will only work to win. Regardless of the result, it is important for us to create a certain image, a picture of what Shakhtar can show in European competition. I hope it will be something good ".

"Is it worth the task to go to the playoffs of the Champions League? The president did not have any requirements for the Champions League. He perfectly understands how difficult this competition is. We very much depended on the draw, and so I could already understand how far we could get. Therefore, our main task is simply to be given to the maximum. The final whistle will be played, the game will end, and even if we lose, we will understand that we fought to the end, surrendered to the field and we can only be proud of. The most important thing for us is to raise the Shakhtar emblem higher and higher. The only thing I want is that when these games end, the president realized and saw that we really gave everything, fought and fought to the very end ".

"I did not set any specific goals in this regard in front of me. We all understand how difficult it will be. But on the other hand, trusting my players, my team, trusting myself ... I will not promise anything, but I think that we can somehow surprise. In no case I promise nothing, but I repeat: I believe the guys, I see how they work, how they play. I must be the first to believe and dream ".

"I could say:" Ah, it's almost impossible ". All the teams are very strong, they are much better than us, we will not succeed. I want, I really want to believe. We have all the strength to do this, so we will try, we will play ".

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