Former midfielder of "Dynamo" and the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Aliyev shared his thoughts on the matches of the Ukrainian teams in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, where our opponents are "Maccabi," "Servette," and "Fiorentina".
Oleksandr Aliyev (photo: S. Krylatov, gordonua.com)— Sanya, what’s your prediction for the match "Dynamo" against "Maccabi"?
— Football was born in England, but in Ukraine, it has simply died. All our teams in the European Cups showed nothing. I hope "Dynamo" can achieve a positive result against "Maccabi," but I find it hard to believe. Judging by their last game, I think it will be 1:1.
— Moving on, "Servette" — "Shakhtar".
— I think "Shakhtar" will win and move on. I will bet on a score of 2:0 or 2:1 in favor of the Donetsk team.
— And the last match, "Polissya" against "Fiorentina" in Florence.
— Here, it’s without chances. I think it will be the same result as in the first game — 3:0 in favor of "Fiorentina".
— Why do you think Ukrainian clubs perform so poorly in European competitions?
— Honestly, I don’t know. Football doesn’t interest me right now, and I watch it very little; I have more important things to do. It’s better to talk to Tyoma; he watches more football.
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