Viktor Hancharenka: Yuran's teams are strong, physically prepared and aggressive

— We must not forget that SKA Khabarovsk beat Rubin in the Russian Cup group stage. Sergey Yuran's teams are all strong, physically prepared, aggressive, and they have good movement. This was also obvious in the semifinal match of the last season, when Khimki beat Ural. His teams play with courage. So, we cannot think that it will be easy. Moreover, football has leveled off, everyone knows how to play. Also, this is a Cup match, everything is possible. Therefore, we will not assume that we have already made it to the next stage — we know that it will not be easy to play with SKA-Khabarovsk.

— The game is scheduled for 20 or 21 February. Will this complicate the preparation for the championship due to the fact that you will have to make changes to the usual training camp schedule?
— No, we cannot think about it. Moreover, we hope to make it out of the Europa League group, and then the play-off games will be in February too. We will see what our schedule will be in February, but it is possible that the game, on the contrary, will fit well into the calendar and help us to prepare for the championship better.