Young Boys have serious problems with their squad before the match with Shakhtar: three goalkeepers and four players who have never played for the first team are preparing for the match

April 6 in Gelsenkirchen in the match fourth round of the group stage Champions League Shakhtar will play against Young Boys. The Swiss club, which did not score a single point in the group and did not score a single point, arrived at the match with serious personnel problems: the list of 22 football players preparing for the match includes three goalkeepers and four players who have never played for the first team.

“At the first training session after my appointment there were only ten or twelve players. The first question is always: “How are you?” Most of them respond: “Okay, thanks.” You need to look into their eyes to find out the truth and ask: “How are you really doing? What do you need? What are your next steps? My job is to get the best out of everyone. And one of the advantages is that I already know many of them,” current Young Boys coach Joël Magnin shared his impressions. At that time, there were 13 players in the team hospital, including team captain Loris Benito. Now the situation has improved a little, but it still remains difficult.

There are eight players on sick leave, and three 18-year-olds and one 19-year-old footballer, who have not played a single match for the first team, were preparing for the match with Shakhtar. The first three are defenders: Lorin Jetzer, Rhodri Smith and Quito Termonzi, the last is midfielder Jashar Dema. The team also has three goalkeepers on its roster. For comparison, Shakhtar coach Marino Pusic took 27 players to the match with Young Boys, including four goalkeepers.

The upcoming match is the third head-to-head match between Shakhtar and Young Boys. In the previous two, the teams exchanged home victories, but the entire duel ended in favor of the Young Boys. And in general, Ukrainian clubs have so far had no luck in their confrontations with the Swiss team in the Champions League.

But Young Boys will have serious support at Feltins Arena. It is reported that the match between Shakhtar and Young Boys will be attended by about 800 fans of the Swiss team.

The match between Shakhtar and Young Boys will take place in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday, November 6. Start – at 19:45 Kyiv time. The match will be officiated by Israeli referee Orel Greenfeld.