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Inter Milan veteran Diego Godin: We've studied Shakhtar's system

Inter Milan veteran Diego Godin says they're well briefed on Europa League semifinal opponents Shakhtar Donetsk.

The two teams meet tonight in Germany.

Godin revealed, “We watched a lot of videos, including their quarter-final with Basel.

“They like to keep the ball, play it to feet, push the full-backs forward.

"They have a lot of quality players, so we have to press them and annihilate their passing circuits, then we can hurt them with our own style of football."

Of his personal form, the Uruguay defender added: “It was a challenge for me to understand what Antonio Conte wanted. It's totally different to the way I played and moved for 15-20 years. I had to change mentally and also physically, change the way I looked at football, and I've learned so much from the coach.

“It wasn't easy, but now I have understood what Conte wants from me."

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