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Real Madrid lost again to Shakhtar Donetsk, now 2-0 in Kiev, and again complicated what had become simple. For now, Real is no longer dependent on you to qualify for the round of 16 of the European Champions League and avoid a historical embarrassment.
Real have never been on the path to the Champions group stage since the tournament was created in the 1990s. With two wins over Inter Milan, Zidane’s team had facilitated the group. But a new defeat for Shakhtar makes things more difficult.
To this day, they still play Borussia Moenchengladbach and Inter Milan, if the German team wins, it guarantees the first position of the group and eliminates Inter. Real would have to beat Gladbach in the last round and hope that Shakhtar win against a disinterested Inter. For Real Madrid to depend only on its own strength in the last round, it must hope that Borussia does not win today.
A detail. Shakhtar, who have just beaten Real Madrid twice, lost 6-0 and Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 in the previous rounds. Therefore, he is not exactly the best Shakhtar in history.
Nor is it the best Real Madrid in history, far from it, despite the fact that many of the guys who participated in a recent winning story are on the field.
In a few months, Real has already lost twice to Shakhtar, lost to Cádiz, Alavés, took 4 to Valencia. It is a team that is getting more and more used to giving away cardboard.
Without Sergio Ramos, Real loses intensity and soul. But how can a defender take a club of this size hostage? Where are Modric, Kroos, Varane, Benzema …?
Zidane put Casemiro back on the bench and bet on Odegaard. In the first half, Real played well and Asensio took danger in several plays. But Varane and Mendy made it easy for Dentinho to open the scoring in the second half. Thereafter, the Shakhtar began to have counterattack after counterattack on a stunned and aimless Royal. The second goal was a matter of time, while Madrid created little chance of a draw. Solomon made it 2-0 in the final minutes.
