Igor Leonov, a former FC Shakhtar Donetsk player, has "finalised" his former team's title of the current season ahead of schedule.
Igor Leonov"After the first half against Veres, Dnipro-1 should have lost 0-3 (the first half of that game Dnipro lost 0-1, but eventually pulled out a 2-1 victory - editor's note). And if Dnipro players will continue to play defensively like that, nothing good will come to them. But in the second half it was clear that they wanted to win today. "Dnipro-1 regrouped, played better and overpowered the opponents.
But in this match I did not see that Dnipro-1 is on the level of the championship leader. It is clear that we have played almost 30 games, and there are setbacks. Players are also pressured by the result. "Dnipro-1" was unconvincing today.
Is the favourite of the title race as of today? Definitely Shakhtar. They will not relinquish the championship, believe me. I know a lot of guys who play for Shakhtar at present, and I can say that they will not give up the win. My subjective opinion - Dnipro I have no chance for the championship," - Terykon quotes Leonov as saying.
It should be added that now Shakhtar are leading in the Ukrainian championship, two points ahead of Dnipro-1 going second. The two teams have three games left to play, including a head-to-head encounter.
