Champions League: FC Shakhtar’s Eduardo awaiting AS Roma clash
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Shakhtar-Donetsk-c39207 star striker, Eduardo da Silva, remains optimistic regarding his side’s chances in their upcoming UEFA Champions League encounter with Serie A side AS Roma. The Grinyki acquired 15 points from their six matches and qualified for the Round
of 16 by topping their group.
The Croatian international is confident that his side can qualify for the next round of Champions League. The 27-year-old striker said, “This is not going to be an easy game but we have a big chance to progress to the quarter-finals. It’s a good draw for
us simply because we are not playing the likes of Real Madrid, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567. I understand why they might be happy, but we are too, we are a good team who finished first in our group.”
“We need to stay focused and strong but I think it is very important to score in Rome, as the away goal will mean a lot. At home we can beat them, we almost never lose – it’s a tradition and it gives us extra motivation,” he concluded.
The former Arsenal striker sustained a broken left fibula and an open dislocation of his left ankle in a match against Birmingham City while playing in English Premier League in 2008. The injury ruled the striker out of the action for almost a year. He played
41 matches and scored 6 goals for the Gunners before signing for the Ukrainian side in 2010/11 season. The forward is now playing a vital role in his team’s success.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 was struggling to claim good results in the Europe’s top football competition, but eventually managed to qualify for the Round of 16. The Italian outfit was joyous when their fixture was drawn against the Grinyki. La Maggica will
be looking to thrash the visitors in front of their home crowd. However, any slip-ups can prove costly for the home side, as the Ukrainian outfit are a formidable side at home; Shakhtar are enjoying an unbeaten home run in the Champions league.
La Maggica manager, Claudio Ranieri, is confident that his side can beat the Ukrainian outfit and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Reports suggest that Ranieri could be sacked if fails to guide his club to the next stage of the Europe’s
top football competition.
Eduardo’s side has to play aggressive football if they want to claim a win in the first leg tie against the Serie A outfit. However, a draw will also be a good result as the Grinyki are playing away from home.
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