"There is a mess going on": an extraordinary forecast for Shakhtar's Europa League match in Russia

The French Marseille will not be helped by an emergency change of head coach in the return leg of the Europa League playoffs against Shakhtar Donetsk. The team is in a real mess, while the Ukrainian team, on the contrary, has proven its ability to play in a disciplined manner.

This conclusion was reached by the journalists of the Russian portal Sport24, making a forecast for the match on February 22 at the Velodrom Stadium. The analysts of the publication expressed confidence that the main time of the meeting in Marseille, just like it was a week ago in Hamburg, will bring a draw, and in addition, the leader of the miners Georgy Sudakov will have his say.

"Yes, the class of Marseille's players is slightly higher, but the team is in such a mess right now. Marseille will have home field advantage, but Shakhtar have shown the ability to play in difficult matches against formidable opponents many times. Even against Barcelona, it was only 1-2 away and a 1-0 win at home. Sudakov needs to raise his price, while Matvienko, Bondarenko and Zubkov looked great in the first game. The Ukrainians are definitely capable of resisting Marseille. And at the very least, they should take the game to overtime. And there, the one with the stronger nerves will win," the Russians emphasized.

As a reminder, the teams drew 2-2 in the first leg. "Shakhtar had to play back twice, and conceded the second goal in the 90th minute, but managed to equalize. OBOZ.UA will provide a live stream of the Marseille vs Shakhtar match. The game starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, former Dynamo Kyiv footballer Viktor Leonenko spoke harshly about Shakhtar Donetsk's performance in the first match against Marseille.

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