Tactical Analysis: Inter vs. Shakhtar

Antonio Conte's Inter Milan trounced Luís Castro's Shakhtar 5-0 in the Europa League semi-finals courtesy of two braces from Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez as well as a goal from Danilo D'Ambrosio. The Nerazzurri pressed Shakhtar high up the pitch, forcing them to play either risky short passes or wayward long balls.

Inter closed down the center of the pitch, forcing Shakhtar to play via the flanks, where they would then focus on hassling them through the wide areas via an effective half-pressing and shifting of defenders to maintain numerical superiority.

Let's take a look at how Conte's Inter dominated Castro's Shakhtar.

High Pressing