Baltika is ready to play in the RPL even without reinforcement. We would be no lower than the top ten “- Barkov

Baltika Kaliningrad striker Dmitry Barkov told Metaratings.ru that the team would take at least tenth place in the RPL WORLD at the current championship level.

– For the first time in 25 years, Baltika is close to entering the RPL. Doesn’t pressure leadership?

We don’t think about it at all. So far, even aloud within the team, we do not say that we are ahead. Everything can turn over in two rounds, and ahead of 14 games. We just miss work so much. We had a great time at the end of the first part of the season, and now everyone is focused on solving the problem of getting Baltika into the Premier League.

— The last matches of last year showed that Baltika looks stronger even than its direct competitors. Doesn’t it seem that the team is ready to play in the RPL even without reinforcement?

– one hundred%. We have experienced guys and those who have already performed at the highest level. At the current level of the Premier League, we are ready to play confidently there. It would take us a couple of rounds to get used to the speed, and then we would be no lower than the top ten teams, and possibly even higher.

After 20 rounds, Baltika is in first place in the First League standings with 41 points. MELBET League One matches this season will resume on March 5. Watch live broadcasts on the Match TV federal channel and the holding’s thematic channels, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.