Henrikh Mkhitaryan confident Shakhtar will succeed on offence vs. Juventus

PanARMENIAN.Net - FC Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan confessed to always taking to the pitch in a great mood.

“Everyone thinks that we are already in the last 16, but tomorrow we will take to the field to win, as we are plying at home, supported by our fan,” the player said on the eve of Shakhtar-Juventus match.

“It’s crucial that the team should win. If it happens, I’ll be happier than I was after driving it home past Buffon. He's a top class player. But if we win tomorrow - it will be much better than if I score a goal, but we lose the game,” Mkhitaryan said.

“Not just Juventus, but all Italian teams play at the highest level on defense. Everyone knows what catenaccio means. It was very hard for us in Turin, but tomorrow, I think it will be different, as we are playing at home. It’s true that I defended Armenia’s colors against Italy. On several occasions we managed to penetrate their defense and create chances, but it was not enough. I'm sure that tomorrow you will watch a whole new game, and we will be able to succeed on offense,” Shakhtar official website citing Mkhitaryan as saying.