Egnatia faces Petrokub of Moldova today for the return leg of the first round of the Champions League. After a 1-1 draw away, the Rrogozhin team hopes to close everything successfully at home and secure a historic qualification for the next round.

Coach Nevil Dede has urged his players to give their all to achieve such success, aware that such opportunities do not come often.

"We understand that it is not every day that you get the chance to play in the Champions League. This is a tournament that thousands of footballers dream of, so our motivation and readiness must be at maximum. We know the opponent and now we know him even better after the first challenge, not only the technical staff, but also our players.

The opponent has an organized team with experience, history and quality players. But we believe that we are stronger in our own field. Together with the players, we have analyzed all the areas where we need to improve and we hope to achieve success. I am confident that the team will be ready", said Dede on the eve of the challenge.

Petrokub coach Shota Makharadze also appeared optimistic about his team. "First of all, I want to thank you for the hospitality. The pitch is in very good condition and will allow us to play good football.

"After the first match, we studied our opponents well and are confident in our abilities to advance to the next round. We have great respect for our opponents, they are a very good team with a consolidated game. But we have our objectives and we have a good team. We are motivated, we know where we can reach. We are optimistic, as we are also the champions of our country," he said.