The former head coach of Cherkasy LNZ Oleg Dulub shared his emotions after the match between Donetsk «Shakhtar» and Munich «Bayern» (1:5) in the sixth round of the main stage of the Champions League.
— A quick attack from their own half of the field may work well in Ukraine, but against «Bayern», the Donetsk team faced counter-pressing, which led to the first two goals conceded immediately. With a score of 1:0, Kevin lost the ball in the center — immediately an interception and a quick counterattack, for 1:1 — Marlon.
It should be understood that any game consists of time intervals when you can take risks and when you cannot. The situation with Sudakov's moment in the 44th minute: a virtually hundred percent chance was not realized — and at that moment, a similar chance was created near «Shakhtar's» goal.
I think that we lost, primarily, this is the first thing. Secondly, «Shakhtar» did not figure out where the main threat was coming from. And the main threat came from the 4-2-2-2 formation, when Musiala and Müller played against two central defenders, Bondar and Grama, and the wide players, Olise and Sané, occasionally switched — Olise stayed on the flank, while Sané moved inside. And in the support zone, either Kimmich or Laimer appeared.
What «Shakhtar» did not figure out: situations were created at the level of the two central defenders, initially three to two, then four to two began to emerge. If you take all five goals — these were essentially central attacks,» the expert said.