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After beating the Norwegian Rosenborg, Shakhtar midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan shared his take on the game. According to FC Shakhtar press office, at the same time Henrikh agreed to have photos taken with Spanish and Ukrainian fans. 

- Rosenborg were trying to respond to your attacking moves with their own today. Were they more interesting for you to play than Göteborg on Friday?

- Yes, they were, and it was just as hard as they operated with the same great discipline. But most important thing is that we can find spaces for our attacks and completing them. Well, our finishing is slightly not up to the mark, but, I think, it’ll be fine in the games to follow.

- For the first time at this training camp, most of the team played from the first to the last minute. Was it a special test?

- Yes, it was. Mister allows some players to stay there for 90 minutes, giving some rest to the others. Soon, we will have official games every three days. I think Mister is already preparing us for that playing mode.

- So, do you cope? Since the loads are no joke, plus regular matches?

- It’s tough, but we need to play on and try hard. Only in this mode, by training hard and then taking to the pitch, we can find our best form. So we have to get used to such loads.

- Could you feel the fans’ support tonight?

- Yes, it was nice to see the Ukrainian fans when playing in a friendly tournament.