Ruslan Malinovsky: "We deserve our place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League"

13.07.2020 16:15

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

Midfielder of Atalanta and the national team of Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi commented on the events of the bright duel his club against Juventus in the Italian Serie A, and said a few words about the upcoming battles in the Champions League. Interview of our football player posted official site of "Bergamas".

"I think we lost two points in the match against Juventus because Atalanta deserved to win," said Ruslan. - But two penalties ... We tried to play reliably in the last minutes to keep the desired result, but we were a little unlucky. It just wasn't our day. Maybe we should have realized our moments better. We need to draw conclusions from this game. "

In addition, the player of the national team of Ukraine expressed his opinion on draw of the 1/4 finals of the Champions Leaguewhich took place on Friday at UEFA headquarters. It will be recalled that the Ukrainian team will play against French side Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals.

"I think Paris Saint-Germain is a great team. It's great that we continue to play in the Champions League, and I think we deserve it. It is very important that each of the Atalanta players is healthy and physically ready for matches of this level. I think we are ready for this, but we need to continue training, "said our midfielder. 

Finally, Malinowski spoke about his expectations from the next match of the Italian championship, against Brescia: “I know that we will play in a real derby. It is very important for our fans that we win this confrontation - despite the fact that the stands at the stadium are currently empty, I am sure that they will watch this match on television. Therefore, we will try to win and earn three points in this meeting. "

Note that the match between Atalanta and Brescia in the Italian championship will take place on July 14 (starting at 22.45).