– Your team was led by Arda Turan before the start of the season. Did you know much about him as a football player?
– Of course, I knew. This is a legend of European football. Suffice it to say that he played for such teams as “Galatasaray”, “Atletico”, “Barcelona”. He has 100 matches for the Turkish national team. This is a solid indicator. Moreover, I knew Arda as a coach before, because before moving to Shakhtar, he headed Eyupspor, for which Taras Stepanenko plays. He talked a lot about Turan. I can definitely say that he is a great coach and an equally great person.
According to the results of the 16 rounds of the Ukrainian Premier League of the 2025/26 season, Shakhtar Donetsk is in second place in the tournament table, having scored 35 points in the championship of Ukraine.
Source: sport.ua