Shakhtar – Inter. Prediction and announcement of the Champions match

On Tuesday 27 October, Shakhtar Donetsk of Kiev at NSC Olimpiyskiy will play Inter Milan in the second round match of the group stage of the Champions League.

Last week, Luis Castro’s team managed to create a real sensation and beat Real Madrid with a score of 3: 2. The Pitmen, who were represented in a lineup weakened by the coronavirus outbreak at the club, scored three goals without answer to favorites in the first part.

In the second half, the Spaniards, thanks to the efforts of Luca Modric and Vinicius Junior, managed to reduce the gap on the scoreboard to a minimum, and in the last minutes of the match the drama went out of scale: Real Madrid scored the third goal against young Anatoly Trubin, but fortunately, after watching the video replay, the referee did not count Valverde’s goal. for offside in the same Vinicius.

The hero of the match in Madrid was Shakhtar’s Brazilian midfielder Tete, who participated in all three goals, but due to Rafael Varan’s own goal, he only managed 1 + 1. However, this did not prevent Tete from gaining recognition. as the best player of the match.

And if a week ago Shakhtar were given the maximum chances of competing for third place and predicted, in the best case, relegation to the Europa League, now it is the Ukrainian club that leads the group B standings. This was possible thanks to the draw between Inter and Borussia Mönchengladbach (2: 2) in a parallel match.

Not only the support of the Ukrainian fans, but also the added motivation can help Shakhtar stay in first place after the second round. The Ukrainian champions will seek revenge on the Italian runners-up for a crushing defeat in the semifinals of the last Europa League (0: 5). It’s only been two months since that time, so the unpleasant aftertaste has yet to fully carry over to Shakhtar fans.

But the players and the coaching staff of the Donetsk club are not in a very good mood for the next game. And all because on the last day of the Ukrainian league, Shakhtar lost points again, this time the Kashtru players failed to beat Vorskla (1: 1). Dynamo Kyiv’s delay in qualifying has increased to four points, and if things continue like this, the Donetsk team will have to break through the qualifying barrier for the Champions League group.

Inter managed to win the last game in the dry, scoring two unanswered goals against Genoa. In the standings, Antonio Conte’s team is fourth and trailing its main rival, Milan, who had the best start among the clubs in the 5 best leagues. But here’s the good news: Juventus, who have dominated Serie A alone for the last decade, are one point short, nine points after five rounds.

The good news for Shakhtar is that Taras Stepanenko, Tyson, Alan Patrick and Mykola Matvienko have already recovered from the coronavirus and played Vorskla on Saturday, entering as substitutes in the second half. Also in the general group are Sergey Bolbat and Andrey Pyatov. Then Luis Castro will be able to renew the lineup by freeing up seasoned artists in the field.

Bookies continue to view Shakhtar as an outsider, but there is already a positive dynamic: the coefficient on the possible success of the Ukrainian club is not so momentous. Hopefully the Pitmen will be able to score points in their piggy bank, and at the same time in the UEFA coefficient table, thanks to which they will remain at the top of the table in their death group.

Approximate compositions:

“Miner”: Trubin: Kornienko, Khocholava, Bondar, Dodo, Micon, Solomon, Patrick, Marlos, Tete, Dentinho.

Bury: Handanovich: Bastoni, De Vrey, D’Ambrosio, Kolarov, Vidal, Brozovich, Hakimi, Barrella, Martinez, Lukaku.

October 27, Tuesday