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Shakhtar coach Luis Castro on TV Football commented
“In the first two games against Inter we did not manage to attack as we wanted. Today in the first half we weren’t able to do it often either, but in the second it was more and more followed. We were able to attack and possess the ball in the middle.” opponent.
We played in a lane with 3 defenders, we wanted Dodo and Matvienko to be in charge of the full flanks. We wanted Tyson and Tete to form a 5-6 player line. These were the players available for us to attack. In the first half we did not do it in the best way, in the second it was better.
We also wanted Kovalenko, Marlos and Maicon to close access to Lukaku and Martínez. They were successful. Fortunately it worked. Inter had 2 chances throughout the game. One ball in play, another on the crossbar. There was no second half.
They tried to reach our goal, but we always control the game. Stepanenko, along with Khocholava and Bondar, formed a 3-player line, which did not allow them to perform at their best, “said Castru.