Shakhtar head coach Igor Jovičević speaks about the Champions League group stage draw.
Igor Yovichevich. Photo — shakhtar.com- My whole life is connected with Real Madrid. Apparently, God so wanted me to feel the "Santiago Bernabeu" again. Two years ago we played there against Real B, but usually we played at the Deportivo sports campus. A lot of people I know still work there: Emilio Butragueño, team ambassador and my former partner, Raul Gonzalez, who heads the Real Madrid second team. There are many good acquaintances who are still working at the club, it will be a pleasure for me to see them again.
Real Madrid is a champion in itself, it is a grand and the best club in the world, against which everyone wants to play and try themselves at their level. Even playing in such a stadium is a huge sports adventure. Leipzig and Celtic have completely different team profiles in terms of style, and here we will look for our chance. It could be worse, it could be better, for example, group C - "group of death" or take the PSG group. We will play from match to match. Now you need to improve your form to be ready for the Champions League level. We are proud that we will represent Ukraine at the largest sports venue in the world, which is the Champions League. This is important for us, and we are going to the Champions League with great motivation,” said Jovićević.
