Kiev –
Shakhtar Donetsk so a stumbling block Real Madrid in the Champions League this time. Los Blancos twice lost to him, what’s the secret?
Continued group phase Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid took place at the NSK Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Wednesday (2/12/2020) in the morning WIB. First half, the score is equally strong 0-0.
The second half was a nightmare Real Madrid. Dentinho and Manor Solomon hacked his attacks twice. Shakhtar Donetsk finally won 2-0.
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Shakhtar Donetsk beat Real Madrid 2-0 (AP / Efrem Lukatsky)— |
The defeat was the second defeat to be swallowed by Madrid Champions League this season. Interestingly, both were done by Shakhtar Donetsk!
Real Madrid also lost 2-3 when they played at the Santiago Bernabeu at home Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of last November. If it is on paper, of course Real Madrid is the superior.
What a secret Shakhtar Donetsk can beat Real Madrid twice?
“There are no secrets in football,” replied Shakhtar Donetsk coach Luis Castro on the official website UEFA.
“We are implementing the same strategy. We know Madrid will be looking for victory and we want to stop them from the start, block the area and control the air fight,” he continued.
 Shakhtar Donetsk leaves Real Madrid helpless (AP / Efrem Lukatsky)— |
Luis Castro praised the performances of his players who remained focused for 90 minutes. Also, avoid mistakes.
“The first half did not go well. In the second half we continued to create opportunities and made it difficult for Madrid to penetrate the penalty box. The players were fantastic,” said Luis Castro.
“The secret might just be to keep working hard,” he concluded.
The defeat of Shakhtar made Real Madrid stuck in third place in Group B with 7 points. The LaLiga representatives are behind Borussia Moenchengladbach (8 points) and Shakhtar (7 points), where the Ukrainian representatives have a head-to-head lead over Madrid. Madrid is only above Inter Milan, which has only collected 5 points.
In the final group match, anything can still happen. Madrid can survive or be relegated to the Europa League.
(aff / krs)
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