Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Luis Castro commented on the victory over Real Madrid in the 1st round of the Champions League group stage.

The Pitmen in Madrid sensationally win 3-2, leading 3-0 in the first half.

" Understood what difficulties would be during the match, determined the strategy. Completed everything planned. The players did a fantastic job on the pitch. We were a team from the first to the last minute of the match.

When we are attentive and disciplined, we know how qualified we are, what qualities we have, we are closer to victory.. Even against a club like Real Madrid. They have a lot of fantastic players, but we were able to go through all the difficulties and bring a good victory from Madrid, "

Castro agreed that the first half against Real was Shakhtar's best in the current season.

" We created moments.

There were also opportunities to score in the second half, but the result was very close. 3: 2 made us even more defensive. Then we thought a little: "

Anyway, it was a good opportunity to grow as a team.. We have shown that we are powerful tactically, technically, we are confident in the future "

Shakhtar topped the group B standings with 3 points, in another match of this quartet Inter Milan hosts Borussia Monchengladbach.

The second round will take place on October 27: Shakhtar - Inter, Borussia M - Real.