Gladbach sweeps Ukraine and snatches the lead from Shakhtar

The truths, not only the absolute ones, are useless in this Champions League.

That

hit by the pandemic that conquered the Alfredo di Stéfano stadium of

(2-3) two weeks ago and who began this third day as leader of the tournament collapsed in his country.

At the Kiev Olympics, where the Donetsk team plays in exile due to the armed conflict in the Donbass, they were hopelessly overwhelmed by

that at halftime he had already scored four of his six goals.

Now it is the Germans who command group B with five points.

Circumstance to be considered by Real Madrid, which despite starting an agonizing draw at Borussia Park (2-2) sees how the demand for triumphs grows in this devilish struggle to obtain qualification.

Anatoliy Trubin

, the young 19-year-old goalkeeper who rose to prominence after last day's draw against Inter, was once again that trembling boy that Real Madrid failed to punish.

Although beyond the mistakes of the young goalkeeper, the sinking was group.

, the 36-year-old Shakhtar's historic goalkeeper who has just overcome the coronavirus, attended the sad spectacle undaunted.

At no time could the team coached by Luis Castro offer any response - not a fault was committed in the entire first act - against a Gladbach that sublimated some of his virtues, such as advanced pressure, the attack on the flanks by the sides and his great capacity to finish every action.

This time there was no trace of psychic weakness.

Alassane Plea

, a French striker raised at

and who made his fortune at

before being transferred to Borussia Mönchengladbach in exchange for 23 million euros, lived his dream night.

He celebrated a

.

They were his first three goals in the Champions League.

In the opening goal, he took advantage of a center from side

, completely neglected, to finish off first.

Although nothing like the goal that was 0-3.

Plea, almost standing still, barely carrying his leg, released a hammer blow from outside the area to which Trubin could only oppose complete incomprehension.

He was already

, compass Gladbach, of masterminding the 0-2 thanks to a shot that the Ukrainian Central

diverted to your network.

Plea concluded the feast with 0-6 in an action in which the VAR had to intervene to validate the goal.

There was no sign of Shakhtar's usual Brazilian-cut joviality in the offensive phase.

And in the rear, the general neglect was devastating.

could have finished as many times as he wanted in the small area before scoring 0-4.

, double-scorer against Real Madrid, sniffed some more.

But the fifth was

after Trubin's rude error on a goal kick.

The visitors did not slow down until they had taken the sixth.

Sufficient and important loot for possible tie-breaks.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

, fifth in the Bundesliga and who has only added one defeat in all the competitions at stake at the start of the season, is already firmly opposed to qualifying for the second round.

The next two days of the Champions League will be played at home, again against Shakhtar and then against Inter that he has already pushed to the limit at Giuseppe Meazza.

He will close the group stage at Alfredo di Stéfano against Real Madrid.

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