The well-known Ukrainian football player Oleksandr Chizhevsky shared his expectations from the match of the 1st round of the Champions League group stage between RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk, which will take place today in Leipzig.
“I agree with the opinion that RB Leipzig is the unconditional favorite, because Shakhtar are not showing a very convincing game so far. I would like to believe that everything will be fine, but... RB Leipzig are stronger than Shakhtar in everything: both in terms of players and in tactical terms.
I think that in all the teams that are in the group, the players are individually stronger than those of Shakhtar. It is clear that they are more expensive. At Shakhtar, now mostly young Ukrainians play, most of whom have not yet played in the Champions League.
It will be very hard. We are used to the fact that Shakhtar has always played first in the Champions League, and now, most likely, we will have to play second and wait for our chance.
Shakhtar need to play defensively and use Mudrik's speed. But today, Mudrik does not convince us with his game. A lot of praises were sung to him, but so far I don't see him worth 30 million.
I think that RB Leipzig will beat Shakhtar with a two-goal advantage," Chizhevsky said.