How difficult will this opponent be for the Ukrainian team site Sport.ua asked for the former Shakhtar striker Victor Grachov.
– We do not know about rivals from this country as much as the teams from the top championships, – said Grachev. – However, Finnish football is now on the rise, which is somehow similar to Norwegian or Swedish. Now Ilves Tampere in its championship in third place, with the team less missed.
However, the miners have a goal – to break into the group round of the Europa League. Shakhtar is a unambiguous favorite in this pair. The class of his players is higher. The only point that bothers me is a change of head coach. The new mentor takes time for the team to accept all the requirements of Arda Turan. Therefore, I give 80 percent to the victory of Donetsk in this confrontation, not 100.
It should be noted that the Miners have to pass four rounds to get into the main stage of the Europa League. In case of failure in one of the rounds – there is a transfer of the team to the conference League.
We will remind that according to the results of last season Shakhtar won the Cup of Ukraine and took third place in the championship.
Source: Sport.ua