The head coach of the Miner Paulo Fonseca - about the draw of the Champions League.

- All teams at this stage of the tournament are strong. And at the same time I note that in the 1/8 finals we managed to avoid such grandees as Barcelona and PSG - with them it would be much more difficult. In any case, I do not consider Rom a weak opponent, but it's probably more convenient to play with her. We have a rather long winter break ahead of us, but time is enough to prepare for the confrontation in the best way possible.

- How to characterize the Roman club?.

- Roma is very strong and has excellent players. They came from the first place from the difficult group with Chelsea and Atletico. In the championship of Italy, the Romans are now the fourth. We understand that the opponent is worthy and will not be easy.

- In your opinion, Roma is weaker than Napoli?.

- Neapolitans for me at the moment are the best in Italy. Nevertheless, I will not diminish the strength of Roma. This is a perfectly organized team, remarkably coping with the tasks assigned, so that there are difficult matches.

Match Shakhtar - Roma will be held on February 21 at 21:45 Kiev time.

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