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Schalke 04 hosts Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League and the second leg will start from a 0-0 aggregate score.
Schalke has changed enormously since last season. They have a new coach, the ex coach of Paderborn, who made a nice season last year, despite not being able to stay up. They made a nice transfer with Belhanda, they really lacked a powerhouse in midfield. Upfront, they have the same old players, but at least they did not sell anyone after they sold Draxler to Wolfsburg. In fact, I think it’s better that they sold Draxler, because he lacked the same motivation that made him great.
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Shakhtar Donetsk is reaching the end of a cycle. The conflict in Ukraine, in the Donbass region, has taken its toll. Shakhtar’s owner is not pumping the same money into the team, and you can understand it because he lost a lot of money, with the stadium in Donetk, the new one, being bombarded by the Russian troops. But don’t fear that Sahtior will go bankrupt. No, they sold players worth over 90 million Eur just since the 2015 summer, Luiz Adriano, Douglas Costa and Alex Teixeira … also the coach Lucescu announced his departure at the end of next season.
In this context, i don’t see anything good for the Ukrainians tonight. They remain an organized team, with a good discipline, but lack the firepower upfront after selling the Brazilian trio. They will also miss regular center back Kucher.
Bet on Schalke to win, that is my call and I will invest my usual 8 units flat stakes.
Pick: Schalke
Odds: 1.80 @ 1xBet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.40
Event date: 25 February
