Ludogorets’ coach showed confidence hours before the match.

“I think we perform well since I’m leading Ludogorets. The challenge of playing against Dinamo is the biggest one yet. We strive to win. Sotiriou has helped us a lot and we will miss him, but now it’s time for the others to shine.

Goncalves and Cauly are injured, but the rest are available. We are not the only team to face troubles as well. We must solve ours and we need to accept the current transfers for a fact.

The match will be a long one, maybe more than 90 minutes. Dinamo is a serious club and I know how they think; I know how their fans are helping them. We need to focus on winning, and it doesn’t matter if we score in the first minute or not”, the coach said.

Ludogorets’ defender Olivier Verdon spoke before the rematch against Dinamo.

“It was hard to stand against such a competitor. They are a strong team, but we managed to create goal situations. We need to take advantage of every single one during the rematch. We need to show what we can do. Most fans will support Dinamo, but this is only natural.