Nikolay Medin: "Marseille is a balanced team. But Shakhtar is even stronger"

Former Dnipro player Mykola Medin has assessed the chances of Ukrainian Shakhtar and French Marseille in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League.

- "Marseille is a balanced team. But Shakhtar are even stronger both in terms of the game and the level of their players. The Pitmen's trump card is a powerful midfield and attack. Let's not forget that the matches against Marseille will take place after Shakhtar's new coach Marino Pusic has had a full training session with the players. He will have a lot of time to study the opponent and improve the game," the expert said.