Well-known Ukrainian journalist and commentator Roberto Morales has prepared a forecast for the Champions League group stage match PSV — «Shakhtar».
— The Eindhoven club in 2023 invited Peter Bosz to lead its main team. This step was fully justified: the coach immediately won the Super Cup and finished the championship with a confident victory, overtaking «Feyenoord».
In comparison, «Shakhtar» traditionally won the championship and the Cup of Ukraine. But now the «orange-blacks» are not impressing even in the UPL. They are lagging not only behind the usual rival Kyiv's «Dynamo» (six points), but also behind «Oleksandriya» (three points). And in the Champions League, things are not going well either. After holding a 0:0 draw on the field of «Bologna», they then lost to «Atalanta» and «Arsenal», although an own goal by Riznyk decided it there. Only a struggling «Young Boys» was defeated, largely thanks to the benefice of the young leader, Sudakov. Currently, «Shakhtar» holds a series of five consecutive victories.
PSV is currently leading in the Eredivisie with a five-point lead over «Utrecht». Traditional rivals «Feyenoord» and «Ajax» are even lower. The team's play looks quite balanced. There is a very strong center of defense and a class pair of forwards, Luuk De Jong and Ricardo Pepi. The bet is on the victory of the hosts and goals from both teams, — said Morales.