I love Donetsk
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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Rinat Akhmetov gave an exclusive interview to Shakhtar TV on the occasion of the club’s 85th foundation anniversary
FC Shakhtar president shared his take on the significant club life events over the past five years and assessed the team's Champions League performance, in particular, the victory over Real in Madrid.
“After the first half, we saw the 0-3 score. There were many young players, the Academy boys. And it wasn’t just 0-3, it was about the quality of play. The performance-based score must be even bigger! And we beat them 2-0 at home. That is, in this year’s Champions League campaign we still played great against Real Madrid, we didn’t lose to Inter and advanced from the toughest group. It was great,” said Rinat Akhmetov. “We claimed four league titles in a row. But this year we lost it – that's bad. This year we are upset about the championship, but our club always has the most ambitious goals. We will move overcoming the most difficult obstacles and win new trophies.”
To mark the 85th foundation anniversary, FC Shakhtar presents the 7th episode of the Donetsk and Its Team documentary that features the most interesting parts of the interview.
“The film is very good. And the title is really good. That’s what I’ve been experiencing ... Great pain, great sadness. I’ve missed it all the time, am missing and will always miss my home city of Donetsk. I love this city very much – I’ve lived there for 47 years. Having the opportunity to live anywhere in the world, I resided in Donetsk,” the FC Shakhtar president says. “I’ve always said that our city is the most beautiful, for me it’s the favourite place, and the air there is the cleanest, just the best! And most importantly, the people there are wonderful. I love Donetsk and miss it. I hope that someday we will return there, that peace settles in Ukraine and we will play at the Donbass Arena. Let's say the first game will be Shakhtar vs Dynamo Kyiv. I guess it will be really interesting. And the second game will be a Champions League one.”
The 7th episode of the Donetsk and Its Team documentary is due to be premiered on Shakhtar TV in late May.
“After the first half, we saw the 0-3 score. There were many young players, the Academy boys. And it wasn’t just 0-3, it was about the quality of play. The performance-based score must be even bigger! And we beat them 2-0 at home. That is, in this year’s Champions League campaign we still played great against Real Madrid, we didn’t lose to Inter and advanced from the toughest group. It was great,” said Rinat Akhmetov. “We claimed four league titles in a row. But this year we lost it – that's bad. This year we are upset about the championship, but our club always has the most ambitious goals. We will move overcoming the most difficult obstacles and win new trophies.”
To mark the 85th foundation anniversary, FC Shakhtar presents the 7th episode of the Donetsk and Its Team documentary that features the most interesting parts of the interview.
“The film is very good. And the title is really good. That’s what I’ve been experiencing ... Great pain, great sadness. I’ve missed it all the time, am missing and will always miss my home city of Donetsk. I love this city very much – I’ve lived there for 47 years. Having the opportunity to live anywhere in the world, I resided in Donetsk,” the FC Shakhtar president says. “I’ve always said that our city is the most beautiful, for me it’s the favourite place, and the air there is the cleanest, just the best! And most importantly, the people there are wonderful. I love Donetsk and miss it. I hope that someday we will return there, that peace settles in Ukraine and we will play at the Donbass Arena. Let's say the first game will be Shakhtar vs Dynamo Kyiv. I guess it will be really interesting. And the second game will be a Champions League one.”
The 7th episode of the Donetsk and Its Team documentary is due to be premiered on Shakhtar TV in late May.