“I didn’t see the difference in the class of players from Shakhtar and Borussia.”

Former Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Serhiy Kovalev commented on Pitmen’s loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach (0: 4) in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage.

– In my opinion, the Germans had a better play structure, the team looked more tactically disciplined, both in defense and attack. I didn’t notice any of that at Shakhtar in two games against Borussia.

– 0:10 in total. Is there really that much class difference between the teams?

– I didn’t see the difference in the class in terms of individual shares. But I will repeat one more time: in collectives, the German team completely beat Shakhtar.

– During the whole game, Shakhtar, in general, did not bother the German goalkeeper. Is this a failure?

– Without a doubt. The fact that at the end of the match there were several dangerous situations at Sommer’s door can be attributed to the calmness of Borussia, who won 4: 0. Shakhtar’s Brazilian coaches were not prepared for the fight.