Shakhtar found themselves in the group of death in the Champions League along with Real Madrid, Inter and Borussia from Monchengladbach. Despite the fact that Luis Castro’s team was considered one of the quartet’s main outsiders, until the last round the Pitmen kept their chances of reaching the playoffs of the tournament, but eventually finished third and ended up in the Europa League. The draw determined the Pitmen’s opponents against Maccabi from Tel Aviv, in the confrontation with which Shakhtar were the favorites. This status was eventually justified. With a total score of 3:0, the Donetsk club beat the rival. However, already in the first match with Roma, the chances of getting to the quarterfinals dropped almost to zero. The 0:3 defeat in Rome can already be seen as a verdict. In the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar are currently second in the table and are four points behind the leader represented by Dynamo Kiev. The 4:0 victory over Desna in the last round became the Pitmen’s 11th victory of the season.
Tottenham started in the spring part of the Europa League tournament with a victory over Wolfsberger, who won with a score of 8:1 on aggregate. Such a defeat became a serious claim of the capital club for overall success in this tournament. In the English championship, the capital’s team managed to get 13 victories in 28 rounds and drew six times, which brought 45 points and the eighth position in the standings. After a streak of three consecutive victories over Burnley (4:0), Fulham (1:0) and Crystal Palace (4:1), Hotspurs failed to cope with Arsenal (1:2) away , for which we made a prediction. Today, Son Hon-Min, Hybeg and La Celso remain in the team’s infirmary.
