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November 25, 2020. 7:55 PM. Mönchengladbach. Borussia-Park Stadium
Champions League. Round 4 of the group round
Borussia (Monchengladbach, Germany) – Shakhtar (Donetsk, Ukraine)
Referee: Junait ыakır (Turkey)
Assistant referees: Bahat Duran, Tariq Engyun (village – Turkey)
Fourth official: Khalil Meler (Turkey)
Video assistant referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)
Video assistant referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
Where to look: “Soccer 2”
Traumatized: Bensebaini, Hoffmann, Statement: Ismaili, Tyson, Hocholava, Konoplyanka, Kornienko
Position in the club ranking:
“Miner” – 17th place
Borussia (M) – 55th place
Borussia (M) – Shakhtar: bookmaker odds
An interesting situation has developed in group B. All teams can take first and last place and it is impossible to predict the final line-up now. Much will depend on the fourth round, in which Shakhtar can either regain first place or drop to third place. The result of Borussia’s first meeting with the Pitmen surprised not only us, but also the Germans. Of course the “colts” were stronger and the “Shakhtar” seemed very weak, but 0: 6? Frankly, one team had the best day in the Champions League and the other the worst. Interestingly, after meeting with “Miner”, “Borussia” played two games in the Bundesliga: defeat and draw. At the same time, in the second match, the rival even managed to level the score, playing in the minority. This shows once again that the German club is not as terrible as it seemed after the Kiev match.
It is very important that the “miner” does not lose in Germany. Even a draw will leave good opportunities for the Pitmen to fight for the exit of the group. But the problems in defense have not disappeared. Here we can only hope that Castro will be able to take into account the mistakes and explain to the team how to play against Borussia. If Shakhtar will play as weakly as in Kiev again, no positive result should be dreamed of.
Borussia (M) – Shakhtar: tentative lineups
Borussia have serious personnel problems: defenders Poulsen and Bensebaini will not be able to play, as will winger Hofmann. But the main defeat is Alassane Plea, who scored a hat-trick in Kiev. This has already affected the game “Borussia” in the Bundesliga. But Zakaria recovered, leaving a few minutes at the end of the match with “Augsburg”.
Tyson, Konoplyanka and Khocholava were not included in Shakhtar’s offer. Also a serious injury in the game with the “Dynamo” received Kornienko, who only managed to become a point guard. Considering that Ismaily has yet to recover, the left flank of the defense now looks like the Pitmen’s weakest point. It is unlikely that Castro would dare to put Cipriano there, who is nothing impressive on defense. Matvienko will probably come out on the left. It is true, in this case, the center will have to remove Cooper, who this season does not impress with his reliability. So Castro has a difficult decision to make. There are, of course, rather unusual options with Vitao coming out in the center of defense or Bolbat on the left flank, but in such an important match there is no time for experimentation.
Borussia (M) – Shakhtar: author’s forecast
Taking into account the problems of “Shakhtar” in defense, who have not gone away after the first game and not the best game of “Borussia” in defense (5 goals conceded in the last two Bundesliga games), I guess we should wait a productive match. All the bookies call Borussia the clear favorite of the match, and then I agree with them. Therefore, I propose to combine both events and bet on the victory of Borussia + total over 2.5.
Confrontation history
1 match
1 win for Borussia (M)
Goal difference 6: 0 in favor of Borussia
Ukraine vs Germany
59 matches;
15 wins;
14 draws;
30 defeats;
Goal difference: 67-115.
Ukraine against Germany. Game by game
Dnipro – Eintracht Frankfurt 1: 0, 0: 2 (1993/1994, UEFA Cup, 1/16 final)
Dynamo – Bayern 1: 4, 0: 1 (1994/1995, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Dynamo – Bayern 3: 3, 0: 1 (1998/1999, 1/2 final of the UEFA Champions League)
Dynamo – Bayer Leverkusen 4: 2, 1: 1 (1999/2000, first group stage of the UEFA Champions League)
Dynamo – Bayern 2: 0, 1: 2 (1999/2000, UEFA Champions League second group stage)
Shakhtar – Borussia D 0: 2, 1: 3 (2001/2002, third qualification of the UEFA Champions League)
Dynamo – Borussia D 2: 2, 0: 1 (2001/2002, first group stage of the UEFA Champions League)
Metallurg D – Werder Bremen 2: 2, 0: 8 (2002/2003, UEFA Cup, 1/64 final)
Dnipro – Hamburg 3: 0, 1: 2 (2003/2004, UEFA Cup, 1/64 final)
Dynamo – Bayer Leverkusen 4: 2, 0: 3 (2004/2005, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Shakhtar – Schalke 1: 1, 1: 0 (2004/2005, UEFA Cup, 1/16 final)
Shakhtar – Stuttgart 2: 0 (2005/2006, UEFA Cup group stage)
Metalworker – Hertha 0: 0 (2008/2009, UEFA Cup group stage)
Shakhtar – Werder Bremen 2: 1 (2008/2009, UEFA Cup, final)
Tavriya Simferopol – Bayer Leverkusen 1: 3, 0: 3 (2010/2011, Europa League, 3rd classified)
Carpathians – Borussia D 3: 4, 0: 3 (2010/2011, Europa League group stage)
Metalist – Bayer 0: 4, 0: 2 (2010/2011, Europa League, 1/16 final)
Vorskla – Hannover 1: 2, 1: 3 (2011/2012, Europa League group stage)
Dynamo – Borussia M 1: 2, 3: 1 (2012/2013, UEFA Champions League play-off round)
Metalist – Bayer 2: 0, 0: 0 (2012/2013, Europa League group stage)
Shakhtar – Borussia D 2: 2, 0: 3 (2012/2013, UEFA Champions League round of 16)
Shakhtar – Bayer 0: 0, 0: 4 (2013/2014, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Shakhtar – Bayern 0: 0, 0: 7 (2014/2015, UEFA Champions League round of 16)
Shakhtar – Schalke 0: 0, 3: 0 (2015/2016, Europa League, 1/16 final)
Dawn – Hertha 2: 1, 0: 2 (2017/2018, Europa League group stage)
Zorya – Leipzig 0: 0, 2: 3 (2018/2019, Europa League play-off round)
Shakhtar – Hoffenheim 2: 2, 3: 2 (2018/2019, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Shakhtar – Eintracht Frankfurt 2: 2, 1: 4 (2018/2019, Europa League 1/16 final)
Alexandria – Wolfsburg 0: 1, 1: 3 (2019/2020, Europa League group stage)
Shakhtar – Wolfsburg 3: 0, 2: 1 (2019/2020, Europa League, 1/8 final)
Desna – Wolfsburg 0-2 (2020/21, Europa League, 3rd classified)
Shakhtar – Borussia (M) 0-6 (2020/21, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Borussia (M) vs. Ukraine clubs
3 matches
1 defeat
2 wins
Goal difference 9-4
Borussia (M) against Ukrainian clubs. Game by game
Borussia (M) – Dynamo 2: 1, 1: 3 (2012/13, UEFA Champions League Playoffs)
Borussia (M) – Shakhtar 6: 0 (2020/21, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Shakhtar vs Germany clubs
21 matches;
7 wins;
7 draws;
7 losses;
the goal difference is 25-40.
Shakhtar against clubs from Germany. Game by game
Shakhtar – Borussia D 0: 2, 1: 3 (2001/2002, third qualification of the UEFA Champions League)
Shakhtar – Schalke 1: 1, 1: 0 (2004/2005, UEFA Cup, 1/16 final)
Shakhtar – Stuttgart 2: 0 (2005/2006, UEFA Cup group stage)
Shakhtar – Werder Bremen 2: 1 (2008/2009, UEFA Cup, final)
Shakhtar – Borussia D 2: 2, 0: 3 (2012/2013, UEFA Champions League round of 16)
Shakhtar – Bayer 0: 0, 0: 4 (2013/2014, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Shakhtar – Bayern 0: 0, 0: 7 (2014/2015, UEFA Champions League round of 16)
Shakhtar – Schalke 0: 0, 3: 0 (2015/2016, Europa League, round of 32)
Shakhtar – Hoffenheim 2: 2, 3: 2 (2018/2019, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Shakhtar – Eintracht Frankfurt 2: 2, 1: 4 (2018/2019, Europa League 1/16 final)
Shakhtar – Wolfsburg 2: 1, 3: 0 (2019/20, Europa League round of 16)
Shakhtar – Borussia (M) 0: 6 (2020/21, UEFA Champions League group stage)
Interesting data:
• In the Ukrainian capital, Borussia won 6-0 thanks to a hat-trick by Alassana Plea. This is Mönchengladbach’s biggest Champions League win in history and Shakhtar’s biggest home loss on the European stage.
• Borussia are playing in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the third time. On the previous two occasions, in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, he was unable to qualify from the group. On their debut in 2015, the German club finished fourth, but the following season they climbed one notch and made the Europa League playoffs. There, in the round of 16, they lost to Schalke on away goals (1: 1 a, 2: 2 d).
• Borussia have won one win, four draws and four defeats in their last nine European UEFA home matches. In the group stage of the last Europa League, Mönchengladbach defeated “Roma” by 2: 1.
• Shakhtar’s clear victory in Madrid was only the third in their last 16 UEFA Champions League games (7 draws, 6 defeats).
• Apart from victories over Basel and Inter on neutral territory last season, Shakhtar are unbeaten in their last six away games against UEFA (3 wins, 3 draws).
• In their third consecutive European competition, Shakhtar are playing against the German team. Last season, the miners beat Wolfsburg 2-1 away and 3-0 at home in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League.
• The win over Wolfsburg at home was Shakhtar’s fifth in 12 games in Germany, where the miners also suffered six defeats. Shakhtar suffered their biggest defeat in the European arena in Germany, losing to Bayern Munich 0-7 in the second leg of the 2014/15 Champions League round of 16.
Letter after letter:
Shakhtar coach Luis Castro: – Perhaps, against a rival like Borussia, a draw would be a good result, but we will try to win. If the game shows that we can win, a draw will not please me. But if the game plays out in such a way that a draw is fairer, I’ll accept it. The group is very difficult. To get to the round of 16, we will have to beat Inter or Real.
Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko: – To be honest, it is difficult to predict something in such a group. The toughest group, there are no teams that are of much lower level. The level is high and it is impossible to predict how each match will play out. We should only think about winning.
Borussia coach Marco Rose: – The first game won’t help us. We left that 6-0 in the past. Sometimes these games can happen to anyone. Shakhtar will come out with a different attitude and will play to win. They have many strengths. Everything we talked about before the first game is still valid.
Borussia striker Lars Stindl: – We fully understand where we are thanks to hard work. We will try to achieve something that will be remembered for a long time. We don’t need motivational speeches. There is a feeling in the team that we can achieve something special in the coming weeks. I am convinced that we can score more points in all the second leg matches.
