The German fans had no doubt that Leipzig would take cruel revenge"to the miner"for a humiliating defeat in the first round (1:4). Despite the fact that the German club actually secured its way to the next round of the Champions League (it was enough not to lose to Shakhtar for this), everyone wanted to see a confident victory over the Ukrainian club in order to prove that that defeat was nothing more than an accident. Therefore, after the final match, the Germans did not hide their joy and made big plans for Leipzig's performance in the playoffs.
Mikhail Mudrik (center; photo: shakhtar.com)Also, many laughed at the fact that Shakhtar estimates Mudrik at 50-70 million euros, but at the same time, the “Ukrainian Neymar” could not do anything with the defense of Leipzig, which is not very reliable.
Goerlitz: All to the point. Leipzig could have scored a lot more, but overall I'm happy with the result. We have proved our high level and will play in the playoffs. For such a weak Shakhtar, the Europa League is the ultimate dream. I think that they are not particularly upset that they will continue to play in another tournament.
Latvian: How everything changed for the better when a normal coaching staff began to work in the team. We already see not just a bright game, a lot of chances in attack and a more reliable game in defense. I also liked that the team has preparations, that it works out specific situations during training. And then you can see it in official matches.
TheBull: The victory over Shakhtar with a score of 4:0 does not mean that Leipzig suddenly became such a strong club, but that Shakhtar is a very weak team. Therefore, you should not dream of winning the final over Manchester City. Leipzig still has many problems and a stronger opponent will be able to take advantage of them.
Samgin: On the one hand, I even feel sorry for the Ukrainians. It is clear that they are in a difficult situation, and the fatigue from all this continues to accumulate, so they do not look fresh and rested. On the other hand, in the depths of my soul I am very pleased with the fact that we humiliated them so. Because everyone mocked us for a long time after Shakhtar won a resounding victory. And when I told my friends that it was an accident, they laughed at me. Now I will laugh at them, because time has proven that it was I who was right.
wang: As I said before the match, it was worth closing Mudrik, and that's all, this team does not know how to play normal football. The whole game is built through one player, who pulled Shakhtar to third place in the group. If not for Mudrik, then it would be a team of the yard level.
Harksen: One of Leipzig's best matches this season. A very confident and easy victory over an opponent who can even be called fundamental for our club. There were fears that Shakhtar would close in defense for 90 minutes and then run into a counterattack, but these fears were not justified. Even if the Ukrainians had such a plan, we did not let them play their game. Thanks to the team for such a confident victory.
Alias: Journalists wrote so much about this Mudrik that I really started to worry, maybe this guy alone will be able to break our defense and score 2-3 goals. But it turned out that they talk too much about this player. In my opinion, there are much more talented players even in our team.
Choose: If you think about it, then Leipzig gave Shakhtar participation in the playoffs of the Europa League. If not for us and some incredibly strange match in the first round, then most likely it would be the Scots who would have taken third place in the group. Celtic looks like a much more interesting team than Shakhtar. It’s just that the Ukrainians are lucky, while the Scots are haunted by bad luck this season.
Tor: After the first match, I urged everyone not to rush to scold Leipzig and praise Shakhtar. That match… It was some kind of misunderstanding. But it was just one match, and even in the first round. Everything could be fixed. The victories over Real Madrid and Shakhtar today proved that Leipzig deserved to qualify for the Champions League playoffs. And that we will not be random guests there.
Runder: If Leipzig plays as powerfully as in the match with Shakhtar, then it will be able to unpleasantly surprise opponents in the playoffs. I would like to get to Porto or Tottenham. Then it will be possible to dream about the quarterfinals. The main thing is not to meet immediately with Manchester City or Napoli. We always had problems with such teams.
decon: At first I wanted to cruelly ridicule Shakhtar's game in today's match, but I think it would be superfluous. Ukrainians already saw their real level. Third place was their maximum, so they can consider their performance in the Champions League group stage successful.
Niebert: Leipzig was very close to the first place. Who could have imagined this after the humiliating defeat by Shakhtar in the first round? After two rounds, we had 0 points. Now 12. This is fantastic. The team is getting better and better. There is hope that this season we will see many more bright and spectacular victories. Including in the Champions League.
Reiner: There will be no teams like Shakhtar or Celtic in the playoffs. Therefore, we can be a little glad that we took revenge on the Ukrainians, but we should think about the future, not about the past. You can be glad that you beat a weak opponent, but it's much more pleasant when you beat an equal or stronger opponent. As it was in the match against Real Madrid.
Haseloff: No Mudrik - no Shakhtar. I think this guy deserves to play in a stronger team. If he stays in the Ukrainian club for another year or two, he will begin to degrade, since there is not a single strong player in Shakhtar besides him. But Mudrik is not even worth 50 million euros. This is a good football player, he has his pluses, but there are also minuses, so I would rate him at 15-20 million, no more.
Dirk: They said that Mudryk is the Ukrainian Neymar. I think that after such a match, the Brazilian will be very unpleasant that some miserable player from Shakhtar was dared to be compared with one of the best players in the history of football. I hope that now they will write less about Mudrik.
Lyndahl: It's funny to talk about it, but Shakhtar should be happy that they lost "only" 0:4. If Leipzig took their chances more seriously, then the score could even be double-digit. In any case, we should have scored 6-7 goals today. But even 4:0 suits me. We proved that we are better than Shakhtar, and the first match was just some kind of stupidity, which I don’t even want to remember.
RBL55: In my opinion, Shakhtar are much worse than Celtic in all respects. It's just that the Ukrainians were lucky that in the first round we had such a terrible coach. And in general, the first match against Shakhtar was our worst day of the season, when everything did not turn out the way it should have.
Morten: I will say this: the defeat against Shakhtar in the first round was a nightmare. Victory today is already a reality. It was clear that the Ukrainians did not deserve to win then, so I was looking forward to the return match. And I am glad that Leipzig did not disappoint me today. It was the correct reaction of the team to what happened in the first round.
Jeppe: The last round put everything in its place. It is a pity that it was not possible to reach the first place in the end. And the defeat in the first round is to blame for everything. But that's all history. We have playoff matches ahead of us, in which we can really prove ourselves and go far if we play the way we did in the last matches of the group stage.
Kretale: Where is the world-class star? Where was Mudrik today? Did someone see him on the field? No one will pay even 10 euros for such a Mudrik. And I’m already tired of laughing when I read that Ukrainians hope to get 30, then 50, or even 70 million euros for him. This is the fantasy of the club's management. This Mudrik would not even be a star in the second Bundesliga.
Anton PROKOPOV
