Mircea Lucescu: "In Thessaloniki, during the match, we were called names, spat on..."

Dynamo head coach Mircea Lucescu said that his team is eager to defeat Aris in the return leg of the Conference League qualifiers.

"I would like people to come to Dynamo's match against Aris on Thursday. We have a difficult journey, it took us 23 hours to get from Kyiv to Thessaloniki. First by train to Chernivtsi, then by bus to Suceava, and from there by plane. That's why our club asked to postpone the Ukrainian league match to prepare for the second leg against Aris. It is impossible to restore the players after such a trip.

Now I'm waiting for my team's reaction. We lost undeservedly in Thessaloniki. In that match, we earned a clear penalty, but it was not given. As for the atmosphere at the stadium, the Aris fans behaved terribly. They called us names, spat on us, put incredible pressure on the referee. That's why we really want to win the qualifiers. Then there will be a match with Besiktas. Their fans also support their team very strongly," Lucescu told Playsport.ro.