In their Champions League clash, Shakhtar Donetsk looked to sit back and welcome Borussia Mönchengladbach onto them, however this backfired badly, with the Foals pouring forward to outnumber the home side.
Pushing four attackers up against Shakhtar’s backline in their 4-2-3-1 formation, Gladbach used them to create space elsewhere for their full-backs, particularly Stefan Lainer on the right, to take advantage.
In this video, we look at how Gladbach created this space, how they exploited it and how Shakhtar responded.
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