Shakhtar's captain spoke about the team's preparation before the opening match of the main stage of the tournament and guessed the dramatic battle from PSV back in the past.

Shakhtar's captain and manager Mikola Matvienko spoke with journalists at a press conference ahead of the team's opening match in Champions League against PSV. .

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Matvienko noted that preparation before the match with PSV does not differ from work before other matches.

“We prepare for a skin game the same way as we prepare for anything else, so in terms of training there is nothing specific. This is a great psychological point of view, you need to be mentally prepared for such a level. And our coach is very good at helping us, so this is a great, great proof, a great wealth of knowledge. He can speak calmly to the young people of Grave, sharing his stories from his life.. And I respect that it’s a little easier for them to squeeze under a vice.”.

Shakhtar's captain also assessed PSV's performance at the start of the season. The Dutch club scored 14 goals in their remaining three matches, which, in Matvienko’s opinion, indicates the serious attacking potential of their opponent.

" The team is very attacking. What are we getting ready for Until very important time. We have such a little negative evidence about them, there are two reasons for this. It would have been better if he had turned his borg. So we are going to pay our utmost attention to our victory."

Matvienko appreciates that it is important for Shakhtar not to conform to his rival, but to impose his domineering style of play. Suddenly, the football player showed his respect for the intense support that PSV met at the home stadium.

“I think we need to lose our football and encourage them to play our football. Of course, it’s important that the fragments, as I remember, smell here as a fantastic boost, which really helps them. Ale mi is Shakhtar, and we are trying to show who we are in the future. Let’s try to make money so that it stays that way tomorrow.”.

Captain Girnikyv, having guessed the forward attack from PSV, how it happened two years ago. Todi Shakhtar won the score 2:0, but after recovery he lost the minority and conceded three goals at the end of the match.

" Because, in my opinion, they played very well until, it seems, the 60s of the Khvilini, since they earned the red card. Of course, it’s true that there was a supernatural emotional game, but, unfortunately, I had the same, and more than one, that’s evidence for me. I hope that, as I already said, tomorrow we will turn back to Borg."

Matvienko also explained the team’s high spirits ahead of an important match. According to the words of the defender, football is glad to return to the Champions League, and Arda Turan is constantly guiding them in a positive way.

" And, of course, the coach constantly encourages us to think positively, and in principle we need to think positively about everything. If it’s negative, then everything will turn out bad.”. — Shakhtar’s press service quotes the words of Mikoli Matvienka.

The match between PSV and Shakhtar will take place on Thursday, 10th Wednesday, at about 19:45 at Kiev time.