Dmytro Chygrynskiy believes Shakhtar Donetsk are stronger than Zenit St. Petersburg
In the upcoming round of UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures, Shakhtar Donetsk take on Zenit St. Petersburg at in the upcoming group stage clash in UEFA Champions League at Donbass Arena, Donetsk.
The Kroty centre-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dmytro-Chygrynskiy-c11449, believes that the Ukrainian Premier League champions have a far better Champions League history as compared to Zenit. Though, as things stand, the Miners are at the bottom of the group table.
Shakhtar are yet to win a group stage European encounter under Mircea Lucescu. Chygrynskiy insisted that Shakhtar are desperate to open their winning account when they take on the St. Petersburg club and warned his teammates that they must win the tie if
they are to progress to the knock out stages of the tournament.
According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), Shakhtar are ranked higher than Zenit, and Chygrynskiy highlighted that the Miners are better known in the Europe.
“I would say that in the European hierarchy, the Miners are stronger than Zenit. This conclusion can be made by comparing the achievements of both teams in European competitions in recent years. I think fans of Zenit are not going to admit it but who is
stronger at this stage, will be determined after the tie.” The UEFA Cup winning defender was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 player lamented the recent results of Shakhtar in the tournament and insisted that time has come to alter the situation at the Ukraine-based club. The promising defender is of the view that both the teams are better defensively but
the home advantage will certainly benefit them against Zenit.
Chygrynskiy went onto highlight the attacking instinct of the Russian club and admitted that the Meshki head coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Spalletti, is known to play his side offensively.
La Liga winner identified Zenit players and highlighted the threat posed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shirokov-c31645.
Talking further, Chygrynskiy urged the fans to come out in heavy support.
“I usually thank the fans after playing a match and then head back to the locker room. I like to swap my T-shirt after the match, in order to save the pleasant memory of that match.” Chygrynskiy concluded.
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