The president of Olympique Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas, said Tuesday that his team "will probably play in Kiev" the game of the sixth day of the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk, decisive for the qualification in the round of 16.
UEFA had announced the day before the relocation of the match, initially planned in Kharkiv, against a backdrop of tension between Ukraine and Russia.
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"I had UEFA. This match will probably be played at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev. We are organizing ourselves. Now that we know 99% of the destination. We will take the initiative to organize a movement of supporters to give more strength to our team, " he said on the sidelines of a press conference to present the Ballon d'Or Lyonnaise Ada Hegerberg .
"It's not easy because the Olympic stadium in Kiev should have two matches in two days because Dynamo Kiev will play on Thursday in the Europa League and us on Wednesday at 9 pm," added Aulas.
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And the president of the OL to recall the imperatives in terms of security: "Four years ago, we went to Odessa at the beginning of the war. We had seen the tanks in front of the stadium. There was curfew. These were not measures that made it easier for players to concentrate , "he said.
"We always ask the question of security even before the final victory. I do not know if playing in Kiev, Kharkiv or Donetsk can influence the outcome. Satisfaction, if it exists, is satisfaction on safety. If UEFA has made this decision, only because there is martial law on part of the country, it is also a question of responsibility, " he concluded.