Former Dynamo Kyiv defender Volodymyr Bessonov told what he expects from the semi-final play-off match of the Euro 2024 qualifying round Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ukraine (0:2), which will take place tomorrow in Zenica.
"The expectation from the match is only one - victory. And I know that it will be. But our opponents are a decent team. Any opponent should always be respected and every match should be taken seriously. After all, the opponents also intend to solve their global issues, seeking to get through the knockout matches to the final part of the European championship. So I repeat: we need to take the game with the Bosnians very seriously.
It has always been believed that Yugoslavia is characterised by the presence of great footballers, whose main virtues are endurance, fighting qualities and intransigence. Although the country has long been divided into many parts, the roots remain.
Bosnians are sportingly angry, tough. They always fight to the end, despite the status of the opponent. As for Džeko and Pjanic, both are really experienced and leading players of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Although, in my opinion, their best time has already passed. However, we should still take them seriously enough," UA-Football quotes Bessonov as saying.