Inter coach Antonio Conte in position to face Shakhtar in the Europa League semi-final

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Serie A finalists will face Ukrainian champions in the semi-finals at Dusseldorf Arena on Monday night after losing to Spanish Getafe in the last 16 matches and German Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals.

However, Conte knows that the three-time winners will be further driven when they try to succeed again in the final.

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Another day before the #InterShakhtar: all that is that the Inter ⚫?

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– Inter (@Inter_en) August 2020

At his pre-match press conference, he said: “We have a lot of respect for the Shakhtar. We’re up against a team that’s been established over the years and we’re ready.”

“[Shakhtar] are the most powerful warring parties we have faced so far in our Europa League career, but we must show that there is an explanation for why we are in the semi-finals, and our purpose is to succeed in the final.”

For Ashley Young, the 35-year-old English international, the task forward is the sole purpose despite the seductive option of a final matchup with former Manchester United club.

Young told www.uefa.com: “It’s obvious where we’re going to come from, the final, but we’re thinking about the conflicting parties or who we’re going to play against.

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“Ours is in the Shakhtar. It’s the next game, that’s what we’re thinking about. That’s where we all get dressed.”

Inter is heading to the last 4 matches after an undefeated 10-match streak in all competitions, however, Shakhtar’s unbeated record extends to 11, a representation of the form justifying Conte’s warning.

Head coach Luis Castro insisted that there was an air of calm on his team as they tried to reach the peak of the festival they won in 2009, their last season known as the UEFA Cup.

He said at his press conference: “I’m probably calm about the game. We are very aware that this is just a game, but of course we will take it seriously, like everyone else and with a wonderful preference to succeed in the final.”

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– FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) 16 August 2020

“We know there’s a fight with a very strong team, and that’s no wonder. We’re ready for that.

“I repeat: there is a very complicated match to come, but I think Inter will also face traps. Calm is our DNA and I’m sure we’re perfectly prepared for the party.”

Castro, as he did before the quarter-final clash with Basel, gave the impression to the highly shaven media, but revealed that it is not a superstition.

He said with a smile: “No, I just left my knife in Kiev and here we can’t leave the hotel.”

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