In the UEL, all rivals are strong
Friday, July 10, 2020
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FC Shakhtar Scouting Department Director Jose Boto shared his take on the Europa League draw
- Jose, what do you make of the results of the draw in Nyon?
- First of all, I think we should think about the return leg against Wolfsburg, because that is the most important game now. And only then, if we arrive in the finals in Germany, anything can happen. Because all the participants in this stage are top teams. But we are also strong enough and not inferior to any other clubs.
- In case of reaching the quarter-finals, who are preferable for Shakhtar to play: Basel or Eintracht?
- It’s clear that Basel have a much better chance, because they defeated Eintracht 3-0 away in Frankfurt. We can say that the Swiss side are in the next stage with almost two feet. For me, we have chances against Basel, against Frankfurt, against any team, that’s why the most important thing for Shakhtar is to arrive into the quarter-finals, and then we'll see. I want to repeat that the most important thing is to focus on the second game against Wolfsburg. We won 2-1, but we shouldn’t forget that Wolfsburg are a very strong team. We should be careful and play our best to get into the finals in Germany.
- First of all, I think we should think about the return leg against Wolfsburg, because that is the most important game now. And only then, if we arrive in the finals in Germany, anything can happen. Because all the participants in this stage are top teams. But we are also strong enough and not inferior to any other clubs.
- In case of reaching the quarter-finals, who are preferable for Shakhtar to play: Basel or Eintracht?
- It’s clear that Basel have a much better chance, because they defeated Eintracht 3-0 away in Frankfurt. We can say that the Swiss side are in the next stage with almost two feet. For me, we have chances against Basel, against Frankfurt, against any team, that’s why the most important thing for Shakhtar is to arrive into the quarter-finals, and then we'll see. I want to repeat that the most important thing is to focus on the second game against Wolfsburg. We won 2-1, but we shouldn’t forget that Wolfsburg are a very strong team. We should be careful and play our best to get into the finals in Germany.