Artem Bondarenko: "We understand that Shakhtar is such an irritant for all teams"

Shakhtar midfielder Artem Bondarenko commented on the victory over Metalist (1:0) in the Ukrainian league.

- It turned out to be a very difficult game. Perhaps somewhere the field did not allow us to play the football we want. We also understand that Shakhtar is such an irritant for all teams: in matches against us, each opponent has an incredibly high motivation to take points from us, so now there are no passing games left.

I think the result is natural and our victory is deserved. Yes, we made our fans a little nervous, but it should be understood that there are also such matches where victories are not easy.

Everyone understands the responsibility and that 11 “finals” are ahead of us. We go step by step, from match to match — everything is in our hands and feet,” said Bondarenko.