Farul Konstanza will face Sherif Tiraspol on Wednesday in the 1st preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League, and Gicke Hagi spoke at a press conference about the match against the team from the Republic of Moldova.

Gike Hagi, realizing that “Sheriff” from Tiraspol is a tough opponent for “Mayak”.

Farul Constanta is preparing to face Sherif Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League after the Romanian champions lost their first match of the season to Cu Sepsi (1-0) in the Romanian Super Cup.

The evolution of the team in the confrontation in Ploiesti was modest, but this is also due to the absence of players in the starting line-up.

At the press conference before the game with Tiraspol “Sheriff” Gike Hagi analyzed the opponent and talked about Farul’s chances in this double.

“It’s a feeling of happiness, joy, because last year we did an extraordinary job and playing in the Champions League qualifiers is a big, big challenge for us.

With that in mind, we’ve been working since the Super Bowl, let’s see which players are fit and ready for this matchup. We are trying to build a very good team, which last year showed extraordinary results, we became champions.

We are facing a team that has a lot more experience than us in Europe, a team that has made some changes, a team that has an Italian coach. In Italy it is based on discipline and tactics. They are a disciplined team that keeps themselves on the pitch very well, that plays multiple systems, so we have to pay attention to all the details.

I think we know them well, we hope to have a nice day at home. But we must not forget that there are two matches, one at home, the other away. I think we can win this qualification. Nothing is easy, but the team believes that if we get back to ours, they have the potential to pass them.

I do not see favorites, the match is balanced. There are two matches, so basically we have to work in attack, defense, transitions much better than them.” – said Gika Hagi.