Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Igor Jovičević commented on his team's major defeat to German RB Leipzig (0:4) in yesterday's match of the final, round 6 of the Champions League group stage, which took place in Warsaw.
Igor Jovichevich“After the match, I told the team to raise their heads! Because we played six matches in the Champions League: yes, we lost today, but there were six good matches. And today we have gained experience, we have become better.
Leipzig is a very good team and they are not ashamed to lose. It shapes us. We did everything we could. Our team has already beaten Leipzig once, and if we did it a second time, we could say that we are world champions. The second goal completely closed the game. After that, we went for broke and missed another
This is a new project, a new team, young guys. We have been working for three and a half months and have achieved a lot, done an incredible job! We look at ourselves now and see that we have become better than at the beginning of the journey.
We qualified for the Europa League, where there are many excellent teams. Barcelona and Ajax will play in the Europa League, while Atlético Madrid could not get there. We appreciate what we have achieved. And congratulations to Leipzig. This is a very good team, and Marco Rose is a top coach. We must look ahead, raise our heads and work,” Jovicic said at the post-match press conference.
