Despite the two-goal advantage from Bloomfield, Luis Castro maintains a healthy tension ahead of Thursday: "Obviously the Ukrainian league is more important to us, but until the game our head will only be busy with the game"
Luis Castro with Moras.
Arrive safe for Thursday
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Alan Shiver
After the victory over Roch Lvov in the league, Shakhtar Donetsk will start today (Monday) in preparation for the rematch in Kiev against Maccabi Tel Aviv, as part of the last 32 in the Europa League.
Although the Ukrainians will arrive safe with a 0: 2 advantage from Thursday's game in Bloomfield, but despite the differences in quality, coach Luis Castro, at least tries to maintain a healthy tension ahead of the meeting with the Israeli champion.
"It is clear that the league is more important to us than the Europa League, but until Thursday we will be completely focused on the rematch against Maccabi," Castro told local media, "because we did not have official games (because we returned from vacation) I made three changes in the squad. "I will continue with the changes because we have a large enough staff."
"Do not forget that our players are accumulating fatigue and are not yet in a suitable playing position," the coach explained, "so in the next game we will make a wide rotation in the squad, thinking about the next games in the Ukrainian league."
On the quality of striker Junior Moras, Castro expanded: "Moras works very hard in training. He has a lot of tasks besides scoring goals, he makes room for the rest of the players, helps relieve pressure and also serves as a playmaker in the final third of the pitch. He also helps us maintain A clean net, as we have done in our last three games. "