Feyenoord take on the visitors Shakhtar Donetsk in the second leg of UEFA Europa League. The first leg result: 1-1. The match will be played on Thursday, February 16th at De Kuip (Rotterdam).
Feyenoord face a classic dilemma that often develops for ambitious clubs in the spring, a decisive stretch. What to choose, how to prioritize? On the one hand, with the status of the Dutch grandee, the representative of Rotterdam after 1999 took the “gold” only once in this century, in 2017. And now everything up to them in the league – but Ajax breathes in the back, which, after the change of coach, is just waiting for a misfire. And, by the way, in the next round, the contenders will play among themselves - and it would be necessary to throw all their efforts into this. By the way, even in autumn it didn't seem that the Europa League was a priority for the representative of the Netherlands. The group, in which the wards of Arne Slot played, ended in a truly unique way: all the participants, the whole four, had 2 wins, draws and losses. As a result, according to additional indicators, “Feye” managed to lead the quartet and did not even play in 1/16!
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Shakhtar have surpassed any expectations and even the forecasts of serious analysts. Last autumn, it came out to beat RB Leipzig (also with a score of 4-1), give out 1-1 twice with Celtic, and Real Madrid saved the draw with a goal just before the final whistle. The reward was 3rd place and a pass to the Europa League. There, already without Mudryk, who was expensively sold at Chelsea, it turned out to go to 1/16 Rennes. Without playing practice, in Warsaw, the Ukrainians beat the French 2-1. Yes, we were lucky on the road, and if it weren't for an own goal in the 119th minute and Trubin's ability to take penalties, Shakhtar would have been eliminated by then. But the strongest are lucky. Last Thursday, it also turned out to open an account in a comical, in fact way - Rakitsky marked himself, so to speak, with the bottom of his back. True, there was no way to keep the advantage. But Jovicevic is also right when he said that the result is already better than the game. Will it be possible to add to the second and keep the first in this pair?
In 2017, the clubs met in the group stage of the Champions League. Then the Pitmen first won 2-1 away, and then, even more confidently, 3-1 at home. The Dutch were stronger even in Warsaw, and will naturally be the undisputed favorites at home. But the Pitmen are not hopeless either, so it looks optimal to bet on the guests with a handicap of “+1.5 goals”
Prediction for the match: Shakhtar Donetsk to win with +1.5 handicap.
