At the press conference before the match against Albania, the coach of the Georgian football team, Willy Sagnol, said that the players of the Georgian national team know how they will have to play in a difficult environment.

"Albanian national team, like us, presented itself well at the European Championship. We know that we are facing a very strong team, that there is a great atmosphere in the stadium and that we are going to play in a difficult environment. This is an additional motivation for the players to play alertly.

Two years ago, we finished the friendly match with Albania 0:0 and studied the opponent well. We will try to show such football and play with such concentration, as we managed to do against the Czech national team in Tbilisi...

Despite the score, I can't say that we had an easy match against the Czech Republic - it's just that the players showed their best game today. We have to play the second match in a short time, we had a day to rest, but we will try to prepare as well as possible...

Who is the penalty taker? A lot of people take penalties well - Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze, Gvelesiani... In this regard, we have freedom of choice. Before various matches, there are things that we plan in advance, but in a particular match, the decisive thing is who takes responsibility for himself...

Albania performed very well in the match against Ukraine. When a team wins, it's much easier to evaluate. I think there is a lot in common between us and the Albanian national team," said Willy Sagnol.