2024-09-02 09:55:29
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the midfielder of “Borussia” Dortmund and the national team of Armenia, commented on the victory over “Marseille” in the last round of the Champions League group stage. This is reported by the German mass media.
“I am filled with pride. We had a great meeting. Although we didn’t use all the opportunities, we still managed to score the winning goal. It was very important, because we knew that “Napoli” was winning in the parallel match. That is why we invested all our efforts to achieve the desired result.
In that situation, we could take first or third place in the group. But we did our job well and got a place at the top.
We understood that “Marseille” would not agree with a draw because they would not want to end the tournament in such a way. We expected that it would be a difficult match, because the unsuccessful opponent wants to win in front of their own fans. It is always difficult to play against teams that are down to 10 men and have retreated into defence. At the same time, “Olympic” organized counterattacks and had chances to score. We were ready for it and we managed to find free zones and score the 2nd goal.
Topping the group was important as Borussia was a finalist in the previous tournament. This time we were in a rather difficult group. The situation was difficult last time as well, but now many doubted that we will be able to take first or second place in the group. But we did the impossible.
I am proud of what we achieved, because before the group stage there were players with injuries, red cards and other problems. Despite that, the boys were able to go out on the field and play great football,” Mkhitaryan said.