Former Shakhtar defender Oleksandr Kuchер recalled the humiliating defeat against Bayern (0:7) in the Champions League match.
Oleksandr Kuchер (in the center)— We hoped to score and close up to hold on to this result, but it didn’t work out. Already in the third minute, I received a red card. I think that now, in the VAR era, the referee wouldn’t have sent me off for that. I often remember this episode; it’s an unpleasant moment for me, but it will always be with me. It’s part of my story at Shakhtar, so of course, I will always remember it.
The 0:7 defeat in Munich was very painful, but everyone understood that the red card in the third minute left very little chance of winning and progressing further. Back then, Bayern was a very strong team, and not only Shakhtar suffered. In Munich, almost everyone conceded a lot of goals into their own net. We understood that this is football, and it happens, — Kuchер said.
