Dynamo forward Matviy Ponomarenko ahead of the match-type of the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League against Karabakh spoke about the upcoming game, the atmosphere at the stadium and the strengths of the opponent.

The 20-year-old forward faces a difficult match in Baku. In his words, the rulers are actively supported by the stands, but the players are ready for such a development and plan to play for victory.

“I think the game will be important, even after reading that there will be close to 30 thousand fans in the stadium to push their team forward. Ale mi ready for anything. With a slight advantage of one ball, we came to cover the ground and passed on."

Ponomarenko also recalled that he played for Karabakh last season and played his match in the Champions League. The attacker is the core of the Azerbaijani team and will force their opponents to fight.

" Whether it’s in the European Cups, it’s prestigious. So we are getting ready for the next match. Behind Karabakh there is a stitch of torik. Bachiv entered the Champions' League - the stench was good enough. This is a good, ambitious team that forces their opponents to fight tactically and physically. We will be diligently prepared for this."

The Dynamo forward is currently enjoying a good individual performance: he scored in the remaining two matches, and the team gained victory. At the same time, Ponomarenko says that before the second match he thinks about the team result first.

" There are no other thoughts. Getting ready to grill. “Today we will conduct training, the field will be cleared, and we will continue to prepare,” said the Ukrainian.

Dynamo won the first match against Karabakh 1:0.