German journalists are surprised that RB Leipzig managed to lose crushingly to Shakhtar. They remind readers that the Ukrainian club failed in the Champions League last season and scored 2 points in 6 matches. This is less than in one game with "Leipzig", from whom everyone expected a sure victory in the first round. But instead, he lost and intensified the crisis in which the club found itself at the start of the season.
Kicker
"The rout at the start" - the journalist of the popular site Kicker decided to criticize "Leipzig" harshly for the defeat by "Shakhtar". In his report, he called the German club "fools", and also reminded that last season the Donetsk club had a disastrous performance in the Champions League, losing even to "Sheriff".
"Leipzig" spoiled not only the start of the season in the Bundesliga, but also in the Champions League. In the second round, the Saxons have a game in Madrid against Real Madrid, and it will certainly not be easier there than today against Shakhtar. With a club that has already taken more points than last season when they flopped behind even Sheriff.
After the defeat by Eintracht, everyone was sure that Leipzig would be able to please the fans in the match against Shakhtar, but Domenico Tedesco's team managed to concede 4 goals again. For the second time in a row! As a result, Leipzig can "boast" 5 points in 5 rounds of the Bundesliga and 11th place, as well as a defeat by Shakhtar in the opening match of the Champions League.
Mistakes in defense, weak play in attack - this is not a team that can claim something serious in such a tournament. So far, everything is ahead, but it is already clear that it will be very difficult for "Leipzig" to claim even second place in this group."
Sky.de
"RB Leipzig's false start in the Champions League has intensified the crisis the club is in at the start of the season." The journalist of Sky.de shares with readers the information that the patience of the club's management has run out and Domenico Tedesco may be released in the near future, as the team urgently needs changes.
"After the match with Shakhtar, Domenico Tedesco did not want to admit that his team failed the game. He continued to praise the team, saying that Leipzig controlled the game and looked much better than Shakhtar, that his players did not deserve to lose such a match. There were many words, but there was no explanation of what happened that evening on the field. Marjan Shved, Mykhailo Mudryk and Lassina Traore shocked Leipzig. The game was played in an emotional atmosphere. Shakhtar became the first Ukrainian club to play in the Champions League since the beginning of the Russian invasion. "We are responsible for our country and our club," said coach Ihor Jovichevich.
"Leipzig" really controlled the ball and spent most of the time in Shakhtar's half, but that's why they conceded 4 goals. The team just didn't have time to get back on defense. Yes, Shakhtar's first goal turned out to be stupid, and the second was scored not without luck, but Leipzig itself could not create anything in front of other people's goals.
Leipzig fans booed the team after the match. And Domenico Tedesco is likely to be fired soon. Defeat against Shakhtar may be decisive for the club's leadership. A bad start in the Bundesliga and a failure in the Champions League... It's time to think about a change."
FAZ
"Leipzig disappointed everyone, now also in the Champions League," the journalist of the FAZ website (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) believes that goalkeeper Gulachi, who made a fatal mistake, is to blame for the defeat against Shakhtar. And after conceding a second goal, Leipzig collapsed, allowing Shakhtar to claim a crushing victory.
"Football players of the war-torn Ukrainian club emotionally celebrated the victory in Leipzig. It was Shakhtar's first official international match since the Russian invasion. The domestic championship is held without spectators and under the strictest security measures. Therefore, the team played with the fans in the stadium for the first time this season.
Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff, after last weekend's crushing defeat against Eintracht (0:4), demanded the team to react correctly and improve their game in the match against Shakhtar. At the same time, Mintzlaff criticized both the coaching staff and the players, who, in his opinion, do not play at 100%, do not run and do not fight for every ball. A very similar situation happened in the match with Shakhtar. If the first goal was the result of a stupid mistake by the goalkeeper, then all the rest of the missed goals were the mistakes of the defenders, who simply could not keep up with the Ukrainians.
After the Russian attack, Shakhtar lost almost all its legionnaires, as well as its coaching staff. It was difficult to understand what to expect from this team. Yes, Leipzig had more possession and seemed to control the game, but Shakhtar's counterattacks were much more dangerous. And Mudrik was simply unstoppable. It was he and the Swede, who scored two goals, who became the protagonists of Shakhtar. This evening, the team was supported to the stadium by 700 Ukrainian fans who could not believe what they saw.
However, as well as the German fans, who could not believe that "Leipzig" lost crushingly to "Shakhtar" and made it much more difficult for themselves to reach the next round of the Champions League.
Anton PROKOPOV
