We’ll fight to the last second

- What is the team mood before the return leg against Roma? Do the team believe that they can neutralize the first leg outcome?

- Why play football without having faith? We’ve got faith. I think that all Shakhtar representatives, from the staff to the players, believe in the team to the last. We will fight to the last second. Now we need to recover from the meeting with Desna, analyze the first leg in Rome and get prepared for the second one.

- Could you have ended the first match with a different outcome?

- Of course. We got the first goal after the ball went out. Yes, we had mistakes, the Italian teams know how to use it. They can sit the whole match deep, and punish you for just one mistake. We need to be more watchful and try to convert our chances, the ones we had in the first leg.

- Can Roma play defensively in the return match? If so, Shakhtar won't have much attacking space?

- I don’t know how they will act. But Roma will also be angry. The team lost 0-2 in Serie A and will approach the match with all seriousness. As for their tactic, we'll see it on Thursday.

- Shakhtar demolished Desna. How important is the victory before the crucial meeting with Roma from a psychological point of view?

- Firstly, we need to catch up with Dynamo in the standings, and secondly, it's good that we scored many goals, I think this will give impetus and everything will fall into place psychologically. We had poor results: we didn't win, we scored few goals, so the victory should have a good effect on the team. On Thursday, we must appear for the match in a positive mood.

- The game against Roma will be held in the presence of fans. We expect big support at the NSC Olimpiyskiy, how much can the fan factor help you?