Sergiy Kryvtsov: "The Champions League draw is good for Shakhtar"

Shakhtar Donetsk defender Serhiy Kryvtsov commented on the results of yesterday's Champions League group stage draw, which determined group F for his team with Real Madrid, Scottish Celtic and German RB Leipzig.

“This is the Champions League and all the opponents are strong here. I think the draw is good for us.

For the third time, Shakhtar will play in the group stage against Real Madrid. We have some kind of three-year cycles, first there was Manchester City, and now Real Madrid. We look forward to these matches.

Celtic? We spoke with Taras Stepanenko. He wanted to compete with Liverpool, but I reminded that Celtic stadium also sing “You will never walk alone”. So let's hear it with our own ears.

The first task is to get out of the group, but we understand what serious rivals we have, and we will fight in every match,” said Kryvtsov.