Defender of «Shakhtar» Yukhym Konoplia commented on the defeat to PSV in the main round of the Champions League.
«The entire team is, of course, very disappointed, as we completely controlled the game until the red card. When we were playing 11 on 11, we were winning 2:0, especially in this stadium – I think it was a shock for PSV. But the red card, of course, changed everything.
It's always difficult to reorganize in a minority, especially when you're playing away against such a qualified team like PSV, where all the players are at the Champions League level. In addition, they had very good substitutions that refreshed and strengthened their game. Overall, we are very disappointed.
In moments when we scored our goals, I saw Sikan and Zubkov plus-minus before making the passes, and it's good that the guys managed to convert those opportunities. Of course, I can't help but be happy about that, but unfortunately, even that didn’t give us a positive result.
For now, I’m reflecting on myself, on this game, trying to analyze it… But usually, it just takes a bit of time – tomorrow we will be on the road all day, I think everyone will recover a bit, and our coaching staff will analyze and advise how we should act in the upcoming matches», — quotes Konoplia the official site of «Shakhtar».