On Tuesday, August 12, in the return match of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, Kyiv’s “Dynamo” lost 0:2 away to Cyprus’ “Paphos” and with an aggregate score of two matches (0:1, 0:2) exited the tournament. Here are the post-match press conference comments from “Dynamo” head coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi. Photo — O. Popov— Were you surprised by anything Paphos did in today’s game?
— I was most surprised by our game.
— Which area in “Dynamo” do you currently consider the weakest?
— We need to strengthen all areas. If we talk about the team, we need to consider that it consists of players from our academy and Ukrainian performers. To play at the highest level, we need to significantly strengthen. Because we are lacking both individually and in team actions. And that was evident today.
— What is the situation with Denys Popov? How does he feel?
— He is troubled by a calf muscle, he felt it and asked to be substituted. He informed us about it, and we were already prepared for the possibility that he might have a problem.
