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Madrid –
Shakhtar Donetsk’s victory over Real Madrid is not just any victory. This achievement was achieved when the team was hit by the corona virus storm. Duh!
Shakhtar visited Alfredo at the Stefano Stadium on Wednesday (10/21/2020) afternoon WIB, in the series of matchday I of Group B of the Champions League. Madrid are clearly more favored because they have the quality of a team above Shakhtar.
But, in fact, the Madrid team was left defenseless in the first half due to Shakhtar’s quick play. In addition to the mistake made by Raphael Varane and others at the back, Shakhtar easily led 3-0 when the first 45 minutes were completed.
Shakhtar’s goals were scored by Mateus Tete, Raphael Varane (own) and Manor Solomon. Winning 3-0 had made Shakhtar lose control of the game, but in the end Luis Castro’s team won 3-2.
Madrid can argue that they are not performing at their best because several of their main players have been injured, including captain Sergio Ramos and defender Dani Carvajal. In addition, Karim Benzema also remains on the bench.
However, Shakhtar should suffer even more because before this match started, they had already lost 10 of their players who tested positive for COVID-19! Indeed, among them are central players such as goalkeeper and captain Andriy Pyatov, then three of Brazil’s flagship players, Taison, Alan Patrick and Junior Moraes.
Furthermore, two local players have also become victims of the corona virus, namely defender Mykola Matviyenko and deputy captain Taras Stepanenko. Shakhtar even nearly lost to WO 0-3 because many of their players were absent.
In the end, Shakhtar continued to compete with only 15 players.
“This is a nightmare. A nightmare for humanity. I don’t think this can happen to us, but yes, it is,” Luis Castro said in his pre-match press conference.
In fact, Shakhtar Donetsk even gave Madrid a nightmare in their opening match of the Champions League. Madrid lost for two consecutive seasons at Matchay I, after losing to Paris Saint-Germain last season.
“This is an extraordinary result for us. We know the difficulties we will face, so we put together a good strategy. What the players show is extraordinary. We are solid as a team from start to finish,” Castro said after the match quoted by the site. UEFA official website. .
(mrp / crude)
