The coach of Ludogorets Dimitar Dimitrov is feeling optimistic about the last game of the Europa League group C against Hoffenheim, which is faithful for the team about their qualification for the next tournament phase.

“It is not that important whether the competitor will rely on their main players or on replacements. They always show high class”, said Dimitrov at the official press conference before the match.

“I care more about our performance, but still I do not expect the other team to play defensive. They will experience less tension in this match and will play for the prestige. I think that they will stick to their usual style. It is normal to have tension in football; there is a lot of it in every game. I am very sorry about the way we lost against Braga and Istanbul Basaksehir. Now we are in the mood to show our best. It is going to be a tough game. Football has ups and downs, but the real strength you can show is to rise in any moment and go out with honor”, Dimitrov added. 

At 7:00PM local time, the coach Dimitrov and his group of twenty players went out on the field of “Rhein Neckar Arena” for their practice session. The practice continued for an hour, after which the team headed back to the “Villa Medici” hotel in the near town of Bad Schonborn. 

The match against Hoffenheim is on Thursday at 7:00PM local time. An impressive Bulgarian fan group will arrive at “Rhein Neckar Arena”. About 12 000 fans will support the home team, who lost the chance to qualify for the next phase and will play only for the prestige. 

Ludogorets will return to Bulgaria on Friday with a charter flight from Karlsruhe to Sofia. The plane will arrive at the airport around 2:00PM.

Ludogorets will travel to Germany tomorrow morning with a charter flight from Varna Airport. The team and the coaches are expected to arrive at the airport around 9:15 AM. The plane will land in Karlsruhe about 12:30 AM local time.

The official practice session of the team at “Rhein Neckar Arena” is scheduled for 7:00 PM local time. Half an hour later the coach Dimitar Dimitrov and the team captain Svetoslav Dyakov will speak at the traditional press conference prior to the match. 

Ludogorets will fly back to Bulgaria on Friday. The whole crew is expected to land at Sofia Airport at noon.

PFC would like to announce to the voucher holders for the game against Hoffenheim on 7th December that on the same day they can exchange the vouchers for tickets between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM at a separate cash desk set up at “Rhein Neckar Arena”. The cash desk is located in front of the northeast grandstand near gates H1 and H2, which are meant for entrance of the visiting fans. The match will start at 7:00 PM, and the stadium will be open for attendance two hours earlier.

Tickets will be sold freely on the same day, and the price per ticket for sectors G1, G2, H1 and H2 is 15 Euros. 

All the Ludogorets fans need to know that there will be a strict access control at the entrance gates. Wearing scarfs and flags is not prohibited, but staff members need to check them upon entrance. Absolutely forbidden items include: pyrotechnics, weapons, pets, umbrellas, drugs, spray cans, loudspeakers, cameras, baby strollers, sound devices, balloons and flammable objects. Items with political content or message are also forbidden, as well as smoking in the whole area around and inside the stadium. 

For additional information and cooperation for ordering and buying tickets for the game against Hoffenheim, you can call the following number: +359887200807