I'm sure we'll perform well

- Your next Europa League opponents are Roma. What can you say about this team?

- They are a great Italian team. We know that they are physically strong. Roma defend well, the opponents don't have many gaps. We’ve got a plan for this game. We should deliver a good performance in Rome.

- How will this match differ from the Ukrainian league games?

- I think there’ll be a completely different game scenario because in the Championship most teams just play defensively against us. I believe that football will be different against Roma. The opponents will press higher up field, so we’ll have more spaces for attacking.

- What stars would you highlight at Roma?

- That’s a strong team, in Italy they compete for the top spots. They’ve got big players, big stars. We know that, but I suppose that we must first of all assess the team’s strength.

- This season, Shakhtar have already met with the Italian Inter. Are those sides similar in any way?

- Roma, just like Inter, deploy three defenders. The Romans love making deliveries into the box, we must be ready for that. In pre-match training, we try to prepare to the best of our ability to neutralize the opponents’ strengths.

- Is the playing style of Paulo Fonseca's current Roma different from that of Fonseca’s former Shakhtar?

- There are some tactical changes. As I said, they use three central defenders, which wasn’t the case at Shakhtar. But some principles are part of his play. I think we can take advantage of this because we worked with Paulo Fonseca. I'm sure we'll perform well.

- Does the match against Roma cause any additional interest due to the fact that you will have a meeting with the former Shakhtar coach?