Petr Cech: "Giants don't want to play Shakhtar."

Goalkeeper of Chelsea FC and of the Czech Republic national football team talked to the writers of the Pitmen’s official club magazine.

- In this day and age, we can see numerous examples of how Eastern Europe decently competes with the West. In football terms, of course. But it is important to retain the best players in a team for that purpose. As far as I know, Shakhtar stick to that. Over the past five years, the Donetsk club has made significant progress in European football , having the reputation of a strong and consistent outfit. No European top leagues’ giants want to face such a team as their opponents. Believe me, I know what I'm saying!

Read the full version of the Petr Cech’s reasoning behind Western and Eastern European football in the latest issue of Shakhtar magazine in February.