Champions League: Shakhtar ecstatic after upsetting AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603
The Ukrainian outfit, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Shakhtar-Donetsk-c39207, claimed a precious 3 – 2 away win in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie against AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico. The Hirnyky manager, Mircea Lucescu, was more than happy to see the efforts put in by his
players on the pitch. Lucescu praised his players, as the Miners will now take three precious away goals back to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 for the second leg tie at Donbass Arena.
Lucescu said, “We played a good game, and Roma coach Claudio Ranieri's players knew we were a good team. There was a lot of pressure on Roma in the second half and they played well.
We organised the game well, and we maintained good possession of the ball, taking advantage of their defensive mistakes and the negative atmosphere.”
The Ukrainian outfit proved why they were joyous when their Knock out fixture was drawn against Roma. La Maggica were having trouble finding their rhythm and the visitors took advantage by claiming a valued win. The Hirnyky captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darijo-Srna-c10266, was also
impressed with his side’s performance on the pitch. Srna revealed that his side was confident coming into this encounter, despite not having played a competitive match for over two months.
The Croatian international said, “I can say that there wasn't a lot of emotion in the locker room. We were just confident that we could achieve a good result. We have not had any official matches for over two months, but we were well-prepared for the encounter.
We knew that we had a chance to take a big step and go on. After getting over our initial nerves, we started to play football.”
The 28-year-old wingback will now look forward to the second leg of the Knock out stage, as his side will now host the Italian outfit. He will be hoping that his side can replicate last night’s performance while playing in front of their home crowd and qualify
for the quarter finals of the Champions League.
On the other hand, La Maggica manager, Claudio Ranieri, was left biting his nails as his side failed to produce good performance. The former Juventus tactician will be hoping that his side come up with a better performance in their second leg tie, despite
the fact that the Miners have remained unbeaten since 2008/09 season while playing at Donbass Arena.
Reports suggest that the Lupi tactician could be sacked if he fails to guide his club to the next stage of the Europe’s top football competition. It looks like the forthcoming Champions League encounter against Shakhtar can prove to be the final nail in
Ranieri’s coffin, if his side fails to overcome on an unbeaten home side.
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