On Tuesday, September 6, Shakhtar Donetsk, which signed a contract with the Belgian Mechelen footballer Marjan Shved, started in the Champions League group stage for the 17th time on the pitch of the German Leipzig. Brilliant start!
Champions League. Group F. 1st round
“Leipzig” (Germany) - “Shakhtar” (Donetsk, Ukraine) - 1:4
“Miner”: Trubin, Hemp, Matvienko, Bondar, Taylor, Stepanenko, Bondarenko (Dzhurasek, 62), Sudakov, Mudrik, Shved (Petryak, 62), Zubkov (Traore, 70).
Goals: Simakan (57) - Swede (16, 58), Mudrik (76), Traore (85).
The home victory over Real Madrid (2:0) in the 5th round of the 2020/2021 Champions League was Shakhtar’s only one in 11 previous matches in the group stage. For Shakhtar, where the ball was ruled mainly by the Brazilians. But the Russian aggression against Ukraine left the Donetsk club almost without all the legionnaires (the company of the Burkinian Traore, who suffered a serious injury, was made up of newcomers - Croatian Dzhurasek and Brazilian Taylor). And therefore, mainly Ukrainian football players are fighting for the honor of the club this season. The first test for them took place on the Leipzig field, after a devastating defeat in the last round of the Bundesliga from Eintracht (0:4), he was doubly motivated.
Wards Domenico Tedesco (ex-coach of the Moscow “Spartak”) tried to open the defense of the miners from the first minutes. But it wasn’t here. Jovićević’s team acted reliably in defense, trying to find their chance in attack on occasion. Didn’t have to search long. In the 16th minute, a terrible mistake outside the penalty area was made by the 32-year-old Hungarian goalkeeper of the Germans Gulachi, and the debutant of the Champions League Swede from 25 meters rolled the ball into an empty net - 0:1.
Of course, the Germans rushed to recoup. But all their attempts came to nothing. No wonder - with one shot on target at Trubin’s goal for 45 minutes.
Leipzig bounced back in the 57th minute, when Simakan completed a great combination of the hosts with an accurate blow - 1:1. That’s just the fans of the “bulls” rejoiced for a minute. Shakhtar’s sharp attack in the opponent’s rear after Mudrik’s pass ended with a shot by Shved and the ball from the foot of the German defender ended up in the net - 1:2.
Moreover, in the 76th minute, Shakhtar managed an exemplary counterattack, and Mudryk, who had already been spotted in Europe, punished the Germans for the third time — 1:3. And soon Mikhail gave another assist. This time on the substitute Traore. Defeat in Germany - 4:1! By the way, Shakhtar did not win the Champions League - with a big score for seven whole years. Since in November 2015, he defeated the Swedish Malmö at the Arena Lviv (4: 0).
By the way, during the match Leipzig fans put up a banner in Ukrainian “Together in the world. Freedom for Ukraine.
In another match in the quartet, the Scottish “Celtic” in Glasgow lost to the current owner of the trophy, the Spanish “Real” – 0:3 (Vinicius, 56, Modric, 60, Hazard, 77).
Team standings: 1. Shakhtar - 3 points; 2. “Real” - 3; 3. Celtic - 0; 4. Leipzig - 0.
In the second round in group F on September 14 will play: Shakhtar - Celtic, Real Madrid - Leipzig.
By the way, Shakhtar reservists (U19) had a great start in UEFA Youth League, having defeated peers from Leipzig in Germany - 2: 0 (Buleza, 16, Sigeev, 78). In another match in the group “Real” in Scotland defeated “Celtic” - 6:0.
Earlier reported where and when to watch the match of the Europa League “Fenerbahce” - “Dynamo” live.
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