Ruslan Barsky, who just signed a new 4-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv is ready for Thursday’s Europa League qualifying contest against Pyunik:
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“We are home at our stadium and with our fans with one goal, to advance to the next stage.”
About the first leg:
“Pyunik was a very tough team and in the first leg they knew how to play against us. The 1:1 draw wasn’t the greatest result for us but it isn’t terrible. We will come into the match and press from the first minute at our home stadium in order to take the lead as quickly as possible.”
Taking advantage of opportunities:
“We had chances in Armenia but we couldn’t take advantage of our opportunities. I am sure that we will do much better tomorrow.”
Returning to the Yellow & Blue:
“It’s a great feeling to be back at Maccabi Tel Aviv and a part of the team that I grew up in along with a number of other players. I will continue to work hard.”
Focussing on doing the best:
“Once I returned to Maccabi, I never really thought about anything else and I focussed just on being here. I didn’t think about my future what was going to be, I am focussed to make sure that I would do my best here.”
Improving on loan:
“I think that the loan helped me and it gave me the chance to improve as each season went by. I was able to come back to the team as a much better player.”
