The former Ukrainian footballer Igor Belánov, Ballon d'Or in 1986, told Efe that Real Madrid already knows that “you can't joke” with Shakhtar Donetsk, although he believes that now the Ukrainian team “lacks confidence.”
“Real Madrid already knows the Shakhtar and he knows that you can't joke. I think that this time it will be much more difficult for Shakhtar to defeat Madrid. I think that, most likely, the Spanish will win, “he said in a telephone conversation from the city of Odessa, bathed by the Black Sea.
Belánov, 60-year-old, considers that Tuesday's game will be “very difficult” for the Ukrainian champion, who won on October 21 in Madrid (2-3), but never fully recovered from the covid-19 pandemic in your template.
“It seems as if they had lost practice. It is not normal to receive six and four goals against Borussia. Surely something happens in the team. They have no confidence. It can be seen in the field,” he points out about the last two defeats of the “miners” in “Champions” (0-6 and 4-0).
Belánov, whatHaving had his best years at Dinamo Kiev, he doesn't dare to say if Shakhtar's problem lies with the Portuguese coach, Luis Castro.
As for Real Madrid, he points out that “it must be renewed” and, although it likes Karim Benzema, He prefers “faster” forwards who “are always looking at the opposite goal.” “I like Cristiano Ronaldo better,” he said.