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SOCCER: MKHITARYAN IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS SHAKHTAR PREPARE TO TAKE ON JUVENTUS
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Soccer | 02.10.12 | 13:18
Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan is reportedly seeing increased
media attention in Italy where his side, Shakhtar Donetsk, is playing
against Juventus in the second round of the UEFA Champions League
group stage tonight.
The 23-year attacking midfielder helped his Ukrainian side get a 2-0
victory, scoring both goals, in the tournament's opening match in
Donetsk against Denmark's FC Nordsjælland two weeks ago. So far in
this season Mkhitaryan has also scored 13 goals on his 12 appearances
for Shakhtar domestically.
UEFA's official website praised the "deadly form" of the player in
its accounts of Shakhtar's previous Champions League game, giving an
occasion to international media to set eyes on the young Armenian
talent. Some European media headlined on Mkhitaryan performance,
wondering if Shakhtar's midfielder could be the continent's 'Next
Big Superstar'.
According to Ukrainian media, Italian reporters were greatly
interested in Mkhitaryan during a pre-match press conference in Turin
on Monday. There was even a question asked to Shakhtar's head coach
Mircea Lucescu whether he thought the team's rising star possessed
what it takes to play in Serie A, arguably the world's best league.
The veteran coach effectively ducked the question, but, according to
Shakhtar's official website, said the following: "I have long been
aware of Mkhitaryan's game - for five or six years. He is a very strong
player; he scores a lot of goals and can play anywhere. Besides the
fact that Shakhtar are a team of high European level, it is also a
very young side. We have many players aged 22-23. And almost everyone
has grown with me in the last few years... The team are young, but
they have the experience of playing in European tournaments."
Tonight's Juventus v Shakhtar kickoff is at 10:45 pm Yerevan time
(8:45 pm CET).
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armenianow.com/sports/soccer/40200/armenia_henrikh_mkhitaryan_shakhtar_juventus
Soccer | 02.10.12 | 13:18
Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan is reportedly seeing increased
media attention in Italy where his side, Shakhtar Donetsk, is playing
against Juventus in the second round of the UEFA Champions League
group stage tonight.
The 23-year attacking midfielder helped his Ukrainian side get a 2-0
victory, scoring both goals, in the tournament's opening match in
Donetsk against Denmark's FC Nordsjælland two weeks ago. So far in
this season Mkhitaryan has also scored 13 goals on his 12 appearances
for Shakhtar domestically.
UEFA's official website praised the "deadly form" of the player in
its accounts of Shakhtar's previous Champions League game, giving an
occasion to international media to set eyes on the young Armenian
talent. Some European media headlined on Mkhitaryan performance,
wondering if Shakhtar's midfielder could be the continent's 'Next
Big Superstar'.
According to Ukrainian media, Italian reporters were greatly
interested in Mkhitaryan during a pre-match press conference in Turin
on Monday. There was even a question asked to Shakhtar's head coach
Mircea Lucescu whether he thought the team's rising star possessed
what it takes to play in Serie A, arguably the world's best league.
The veteran coach effectively ducked the question, but, according to
Shakhtar's official website, said the following: "I have long been
aware of Mkhitaryan's game - for five or six years. He is a very strong
player; he scores a lot of goals and can play anywhere. Besides the
fact that Shakhtar are a team of high European level, it is also a
very young side. We have many players aged 22-23. And almost everyone
has grown with me in the last few years... The team are young, but
they have the experience of playing in European tournaments."
Tonight's Juventus v Shakhtar kickoff is at 10:45 pm Yerevan time
(8:45 pm CET).
From: A. Papazian