Champions League
JOVICEVIC: We’re not even thinking about Celtic. We think of Minai and respect her”
Shakhtar’s manager Igor Jovichevich He analyzed the winning match of the 8th round of UPL against Kolos (3:0):
– Shakhtar has a busy schedule and there was roster rotation today. Are you satisfied with the performance of the players?
– We have to take into account a busy schedule, but we have a fairly large list of players who can fix the problem in every match. We proceed from the competitor’s profile and then select the composition, dose substitutions and loads. All in all it was a tense match. We expected a tough match and it happened. There were problems at the beginning of the first half when everything did not go as planned. However, some adjustments at halftime helped.
We dominated the game in the second half and I think we deserved this win until the end. We can score a few more goals. The players who entered the rotation today showed up in the second half. They all felt that they were important, that it was a team that progressed step by step and fulfilled its duties. Plus, Dnipro-1 drew, which increased our confidence in the fight for first place. This is the position we want to be in, and these are the ambitions we don’t hide. To do this, we must have the right mindset, hone our skills, and work every day to get high marks. We can say that this was a very important victory, but it was won, it was tense. The opponent is strong in defense and admits a few, but we played a good game today and we deservedly won.
– When can we expect the return of Marian Shved?
– God forbid he trains with the team tomorrow. The adductor muscle no longer bothers him – this is the first day, yesterday and today, when it did not bother him even when changing the direction of movement. And that makes me happy as a coach because I understand how important he is to our team. The winger traits and offensive stage variety that are so offensive to any winger are currently lacking. The team needs such highly qualified players in every game, so we look forward to his return. I think he’ll be in the general group starting tomorrow. Let’s see if he can play against Minaj for a certain amount of time to fully prepare for Celtic.
– How do you plan to prepare the team for the Celtic game?
– You know, we must respect every opponent who opposes us. I think “Minaj” deserves full respect. Moreover, we see that they are getting good results at the moment: They played well against Dynamo. We will play away, let’s see how the field will be. And of course, after such a busy schedule, there is a certain fatigue. But as I said, champions need to have this mindset: forget everything, reflect on success and move on. So we don’t even think about Celtic – we think about Minaj, how to beat them and where we want to be, where we deserve to be and what we’re working for. First – “Minaj”, then we will consider other games.
Source: Sport UA
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We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.
This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.
All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua
Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.
In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.
Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.
It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.
Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.
Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.
If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.
Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage
(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)
UEFA Club Rankings 2026
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Source: Sport UA
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Champions League
Pedri commented on the new format of the Champions League: An unexpected look from a football player
Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
Source: Sport UA
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Earlier, English Manchester City played a match against French Monaco in a new round of the UEFA Champions League.
After the match, the head coach of the “Locals” Pep Guardiola commented on the performance of the powerful team.
“In football you can always perform better – and this is the result. Our game today was very good in many ways. And step by step we will improve our results.”
Ale mi gave many speeches today in the right way. We created many scoring opportunities and found Phil Foden active in the first half. Most Gravians played at a fairly high level.
Previously, they did not let their opponents create anything, but created the chances themselves. We adapted very well to the superniks and played very well. This is my opinion.
If you get a good match on the right side, of course you have to… Today we got a great ball, that’s all I can tell you right away.
Holland? It’s really good. He plays to score goals. He struggled with three centre-backs and two supporting defenders in front of him, and it wasn’t easy for his partners to know that. Ale, we can work hard to score goals.
Tse bula spravdi garna gra. We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t defend perfectly against a free kick, which would have been quite a few, and we conceded a penalty, which was awarded when the ball hit the first one… well, that’s it.
Referee? “I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” said the Spanish footballer.
In the coming round, English Manchester City will visit Spanish Villarreal.
Source: Football UA
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