This year the Pitmen were unable to start in the group stage without qualifying matches, but Shakhtar passed this stage very well. At the first stage, the Donetsk team left no chances for Genk, after which they knocked out Monaco from the tournament. Such a start brought a good mood before the group round, but the defeat in Tiraspol was decisive for the rest of the tournament, where the Orange-and-Blacks suffered a fiasco this year. The result of the team’s performances was one point after a draw with Inter (0:0) and only one goal scored in five games. In the last round the moles were defeated in Milan (0:2), which finally put everything in its place. In the Ukrainian championship, the situation in Donetsk is more promising. After 17 stages, Roberto de Dzerbi’s charges lead the standings. The hosts have 14 victories and two peaceful outcomes. In the last game Shakhtar left no stone unturned by Lvov (6:1). Traore, Alan Patrick, Ismaily and Fernando will not be able to play today.
In the last round of the current Champions League group stage, Inter interrupted a series of peaceful matches with Shakhtar Donetsk and managed to defeat the Pitmen with a score of 2:0. This victory was the third in a row. The Milan club beat Moldovan Sheriff twice with the same 3:1 score and got a ticket to the playoffs ahead of schedule. It is impossible not to note the excellent performance of the Italian champion in defense, where the team conceded only three times. Over 16 rounds of the current Serie A championship, the “black-blue” chalked up 11 wins and four draws, which brought 37 points and the second position. The gap from the leader is only one point. It is impossible not to note the best indicator of the team in attack, which distinguished itself 39 times, of which eight goals were scored by Dzeko and Martinez. In the last two rounds the coveted defeated Spice (2:0) and Roma (3:0). Eriksen, Ranocchia, Correa, Kolarov, De Vrey and Dermian, who has a groin injury, will not be able to enter the field today.
