Donetsk Shakhtar player Egor Nazarina commented on the draw in the Conference League match against Rijeka (0:0).

“We did not see the realization of the moments. There were moments that could have been scored, but unfortunately they were not accelerated by the blessings that they were. I respect you, we spent this match poorly, and the most important are the ones who moved on.”

This was our job, we wanted to complete it in the first century, and we died, so it’s good for you. If they had told us five months ago when the tournament started that we would be in the first week, I think we would have been in good shape straight away. Vikonali ce zavdanya – in ce nagolovnish.

What is the moral and moral aspect after six months of working so hard? Well, a little. Moving steadily while you are old, you know, it is not easy for you. But we won’t complain. We miss playing in the European cups, so there is nothing to complain about. We are happy that we suffer from, you might say, fatigue. When we are released immediately, we are excited and ready for training.

The first half of the season was difficult, but in the end it was positive. We completed our work at the Liza conferences – they passed, we are also in the lead with the championship – we share first place with however many points. I’ll say it again: if we had been told that five months ago, I respect that we would have been fit for those positions, as we did in both the European Cup and the Ukrainian Championship. I think we will continue to add more and in the other half of the season we will show even better results than the first.

I would like to thank the patients for their support in this difficult hour for us. This is the most important thing. Bless them with holy, healthy family well-being, and faith and belief in our victory, in the ZSU. They are the same – without them nothing would have happened. Once again: believe in our victory and have a peaceful sky above your head!

On Football.ua A video review of the Shakhtar – Rijeka match is available to watch.

Head coach Noah Sandro Perkovic commented on his team’s defeat against Dynamo (0:2) in the sixth round of the main round of the Conference League.

Our mentor exclaimed in front of his players about the club’s historic achievements:

“First of all, I would like to say a word of thanks to our Gravians and greet the team. For the first time in history, Noa reached the play-offs of the European Cup tournament. This is a great achievement not only for the club, but also for Ukrainian football. We are further collapsing,” Perkovich said.

Speaking of the match itself, the coach welcomed Dynamo to victory and expressed the high level of respect for the opponent:

“The team looked very solid in the beginning, caused a number of unsafe moments, but could not open the door. I said before the match that Dynamo is a great club. In matches with such teams, many mistakes can be made. Today they punished us for this,” said the mentor.

Perkovich emphasized that his team was not surprised by the defeat of the Kiev club:

“Dynamo has not suffered at all. This is a very good team, which clearly plays in defense and has a wide variety of tactical plans. Perhaps we did not realize that the stench is so fragrant from the first days of the century and blessed for the decade and in attack,” the coach added.

He also famously said that Noah wasted no energy for a positive outcome:

“We attacked, pressed, tried to earn as much as possible. So we could have played more than ten times under the hour from the opponent’s overhead passes, but I won’t say we played badly. Dynamo just showed very good football today,” Perkovich summarized.

In the group stage of the Conference League, Noah scored all points in six games and took 19th place. This result allowed the Virmen club to reach the 1/16 finals of the LK.

On the 16th today, the Swiss city of Nyon drew the draw for the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Conference League for the 2025/26 season.

Behind these bags, bets were made for the first round of the play-offs, which will help them reach the 1/8 finals, where all the top teams of the final stage of the tournament will compete. Among them is Donetsk Shakhtar, the top seed in the main round and directly through to the 1/8 finals.

In this way, Ardi Turan’s team won the lute bow competitions and discovered potential superniks in the attacking phase. In the 1/8 finals, Shakhtar will play the winner of one of these confrontations:

KuPS (Finland) — Lech (Poland)
Shkendija (Pivnichna Macedonia) – Samsunspor (Tureccia)

The first matches of the 1/16 finals of the Conference League are on February 19 and the sub-matches are on February 26. The draw for the 1/8 finals, with Shakhtar’s opponent remaining in the bag, is scheduled for February 27.

The matches of the 1/8 finals of the tournament will take place on February 12 and 19. The Conference League final for the 2025/26 season is scheduled for May 27, 2026 and will take place in Leipzig.