YASCHENKO: Shakhtar’s main question in front of Marseille is whether Sudakov will stay or not

France Marseille will be Shakhtar Donetsk’s opponent in the Europa League 1/16 final.

Former Pitmen midfielder Sergei Yashchenko evaluated the rivals’ chances in the fight to get a ticket to the next round, exclusively for Sport.ua:

“I think this is a very lucky draw for Shakhtar. “Marseille” is one of those teams that plays for itself and allows its opponents to play too. This is not the Italian Roma or the Portuguese Sporting, who rely on pragmatic football. It is always difficult for the Pitmen to play against such opponents .

I predict Shakhtar and Marseille’s chances of advancing at 50-50. This will depend on whether Georgiy Sudakov, who plays an important role in the midfield and in the final stage, stays in the Donetsk team. attacks this winter. “Without him, Shakhtar’s potential will decrease and finding a worthy replacement in a short time will be very problematic.”

Let us remind you that Shakhtar will host Marseille on February 15 and will play the rematch in France a week later.

Previously, former goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team and Shakhtar Yuriy Virt commented on the results of the draw held in Switzerland on behalf of Pitmen.