Head coach of Shakhtar Donetsk Marino Pušić has spoken about his team's readiness for the first leg against French side Marseille in the last 16 of the Europa League to be played in Hamburg today.
Маріно Пушич"This month, I have made a lot of efforts to bring the team to a certain level, which I think we should work harder on, and we have time to do so. We have been working very hard and I am pleased with what I have seen so far.
But at the same time, it's very difficult to say where we are now, because the opposition in the off-season was not what you would expect from a serious team like Marseille. You can call it a disadvantage that we haven't played official matches for almost two months, but at the same time, we are hungry to play and want to compete again.
Of course, I could tell you something about our strengths and weaknesses, but I won't do that. We have both, like all teams - who doesn't? During the matches, the main thing is to take advantage of your strengths, not your weaknesses, and we will certainly try to do that," said Pušić at the pre-match press conference.
