'Ukraine will celebrate for days!' Shakhtar Donetsk CEO has high hopes for club and country

Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Serhii Palkin says it's very important that Ukraine qualify for Euro 2024.

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00:00 It will be much, much, much more important than our victory against Barcelona.

00:07 I mean, for you to understand the results, when our national team will reach this level.

00:16 For our Ukrainian population, for our people, it's the national team,

00:21 it's the number one football team in the country.

00:26 They will celebrate many days these results.

00:33 And therefore for us, for clubs, for people, it's very important to go there.

00:40 Our purpose, first of all, we must win the Ukrainian Championship.

00:45 And we must win the Ukrainian Cup. Not should, must.

00:50 Everybody understands that anybody can lose and anybody can win.

00:55 But for me, the most important is to show our style and to show our football.

01:01 Attractive football and we can tell you, beautiful football.

01:07 And having this one, even if we lose, everybody understands.

01:12 Our fans understand, Ukrainian people understand, everybody understands.

01:18 The most important is to go in line with our strategy and with our game.