On October 15, Shakhtar Donetsk, the current club of Armenia’s halfback Henrikh Mkhitaryan, will rival the former club of the footballer – Metallurg Donetsk - in the 13th round of the Ukrainian football championship.

Mkhitaryan admitted that the match with Metallurg is of special importance for him, as he had been with the club for a long time. The footballer added that he has got only good impressions of the team.

“I want Metallurg to gain a high place in the Ukrainian championship to participate in European cups,” the official website of Shakhtar Donetsk quoted Mkhitaryan as saying.