The president of French side Marseille Pablo Longoria shared his reaction to yesterday's draw for the Europa League 1/16 finals, which pitted his club against Shakhtar Donetsk at this stage of the tournament.
"We got a very good team, which is constantly playing in European cups. "Shakhtar are the reigning champions of Ukraine and have achieved good results in the Champions League this season. A good, but very difficult confrontation awaits us, it will be hard with Shakhtar.
However, we also had a good stretch of the season and showed our best side in a difficult group. Now we have to show seriousness and diligence over the next two months to approach the upcoming matches in the best possible condition," Longoria was quoted as saying by Marseille's official website.