Kek onboards the start of HNL season: 'We focus on ourselves and respect our opponents, Rudeș will definitely seek his opportunity at Rujevica'

Kek onboards the start of HNL season: 'We focus on ourselves and respect our opponents, Rudeș will definitely seek his opportunity at Rujevica'

Rijeka opens its league season with a home match against Rudeș (Rujevica, 21st, MAX Sport), which will be the last match of the first round of HNL.

Fiumani have accumulated 180 European minutes so far and two minimal victories against Derry City, which is an excellent introduction to new challenges in domestic competition.

The coach announces a weekly start of the league season as a marathon of 36 rounds. The most important thing is that we recover well; it's not easy to return from plus 15 to plus 35, but playing in Europe is a privilege.

The coach addressing expectations for this season and respect towards each opponent.