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Football.ua discovered how the matches of the next round of the group stage of the most prestigious club tournament in the Old World can surprise.
October 27, 2020, 11:55 a.m.
After a slightly late start to the Champions League group stage, the second round didn’t have to wait long, just a week. As in the first, the tournament can re-feature many spectacular matches, interesting matchups, and also answer some questions.
Can Shakhtar take revenge on Inter, Real Madrid in the game against Borussia M? Who will emerge as the winner of the tour’s central game: Barcelona or Juventus? What will the duel between Sergei Rebrov and Mircea Lucescu give? Manchester United will try to get another victory, and Ajax and Atalanta can put on a real show.
Will there be revenge from the Shakhtar?
Last season turned out to be long, eventful and therefore very interesting for Shakhtar. The Pitmen’s day at the Eurocup came to an end after meeting Inter Antonio Conte in the semi-finals of the Europa League. The crushing score – 0: 5 made it especially painful, so Castro’s men should definitely try to get revenge.
On the one hand, the victory over Real Madrid in the first round makes it clear that the Pitmen, even with few personnel opportunities, can compete with the best teams, but the failed performances in the league at least suggest the physical condition of Players. This can significantly affect the opportunities of the Donetsk people.
Inter are now in good shape so it will be very difficult for Shakhtar to get another win. In addition, the “Nerazzurri” in the first round against Borussia M tied and will therefore do their best to avoid another misfire.
Duel of Rebrov and Lucescu
Did you ever think before about the fact that in the match between Rebrov and Lucescu, it would not be Sergei who would represent the Dynamo? This happened and the fight promises to be very interesting. A trip to Hungary promises a very difficult match for the Dynamo. In addition to everything else, two cases of coronavirus were added: the leaders of the current squad of Kiev residents Buschan and Mykolenko, and therefore Lucescu will have to think about the reliability of the defensive line and break his head when forming the starting lineup.
Sergei Rebrov, in turn, had an excellent opportunity to demonstrate his skills in the European arena. If Lucescu has already shown everything to everyone, then the Ukrainian still has everything ahead of him. Ferencvaros lost to Barcelona on the road in the first round, but they didn’t expect much from them. The direct competitor of Rebrov’s halls is Dynamo, and the significant Ukrainian footprint in Ferencvaroš will only be added at the beginning of this fight.
Is Real being rehabilitated?
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 over the weekend, but even that is not enough to say that Real have rehabbed after a few unsuccessful matches. In the “real club” everything is arranged in a very simple way: you missed some games and you are already under threat of dismissal, even if you are Zidane himself.
Madrid lost to Shakhtar in the first round of the Champions League group stage and are now last in the quartet. The team urgently needs to change the situation, but taking into account that it is not the best match, an easy victory against Borussia M should not be expected, who have already been able to add points to Inter. Let’s see if the experience of the European Cup plays a role this time.
Group G favorites battle: Juventus or Barcelona?
In the central match of the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Juventus will host Barcelona. Already in this match, one of the teams can gain an important advantage in the fight for the first place in the group. However, you must understand that the charges of Pirlo and Kuman are far from being in the best of shape.
Of course, this fight could have been announced at all under the guise of the main football showdown of the last almost fifteen years, but it is all because Cristiano Ronaldo will not participate in the fight: the Portuguese has coronavirus. Turintsam will really miss his leader, who could decide the outcome of the fight almost alone.
Will Manchester United confirm their claims for first place in the group?
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer’s sentinels were unlikely to be considered the favorites of their group before the start of the tournament, but after a somewhat unexpected victory on the road against Paris Saint-Germain, they may well take first place, but for this they must confirm their ambitions with a home win over Leipzig. It seems that the “red devils” have found stability in the game and may well count on a successful outcome of the match.
Leipzig, like Manchester United, achieved victory in the first round, but now the opponent is much more difficult. It will be very interesting to see how the intense pressure of Nagelsmann’s charges meets the crushing counterattacks of the “red devils”. Soccer will be fast, vertical and very entertaining.
Will Atalanta and Ajax score the highest scoring match of the tour?
The Atalanta-Ajax duel does not have a strong signal for an ordinary soccer fan, but a true connoisseur of game # 1 will not be able to pass. Ajax scored 13 unanswered goals in the opponent’s goal in the final round of the Dutch Championship, a shocking result even for such a great hegemon at the national level.
Atalanta, on the other hand, is somewhat concerning. Of course, Gasperini’s players experienced no problems against Midtjylland in the first round, but their championship performances raise doubts that the Bergamaski are in order now. In any case, both teams always target other people’s goals and can please the fans with a large number of goals scored.
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