UEFA Champions League

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 17': Lars Stindl (P)
  • 34': Nico Elvedi
  • 45'+1': Breel Embolo
  • 77': Oscar Wendt
FT
4 - 0
Shakhtar Donetsk

    Borussia Monchengladbach crush Shakhtar Donetsk to stay top of Group B

    Borussia Monchengladbach cruised past Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 on Wednesday to stay top of Champions League Group B.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Wendt.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus with a through ball.
    • 5': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Andriy Pyatov.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lars Stindl with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 6': Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 7': Serhii Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
    • 14': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Serhii Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 14': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 14': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Penalty Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 16': Penalty conceded by Serhii Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 17': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 19': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Yann Sommer tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 21': Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 23': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 23': Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus with a through ball.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
    • 33': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
    • 34': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lars Stindl with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 37': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 37': Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 37': Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodô.
    • 40': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 40': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 42': Hand ball by Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 44': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 44': Serhii Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 45': Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
    • 48': Foul by Valentino Lazaro (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 48': Mykola Matvienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Valentino Lazaro (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Júnior Moraes.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Foul by Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 53': Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 55': Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Oscar Wendt.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 59': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Serhii Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 59': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Fernando replaces Manor Solomon.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marlos.
    • 62': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dodô.
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Valentino Lazaro.
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Alassane Plea replaces Breel Embolo.
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Denis Zakaria replaces Florian Neuhaus.
    • 70': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Marcos Antônio replaces Marlos.
    • 72': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Mykola Matvienko tries a through ball, but Júnior Moraes is caught offside.
    • 73': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Mykola Matvienko.
    • 75': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 77': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0. Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 78': Alan Patrick (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alassane Plea with a through ball.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 81': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Lars Stindl.
    • 81': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Maycon replaces Alan Patrick.
    • 82': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 82': Maycon (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tetê with a cross.
    • 84': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ibrahima Traoré replaces Marcus Thuram.
    • 86': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 86': Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Antônio.
    • 89': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Oscar Wendt.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Serhii Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maycon with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Mykola Matvienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Serhii Kryvtsov.
    • 89': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dodô with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 90': Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
    • 90'+2': Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tetê with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    53.4 Possession 46.6
    13 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    477 Accurate Passes 404
    563 Passes 490
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    55 Long Balls 50
    28 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    13 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 15
    9 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
    Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany

    Line-Ups

    BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    30 Nico Elvedi
    28 Matthias Ginter
    17 Oscar Wendt
    18 Stefan Lainer Yellow Card
    13 Lars Stindl
    32 Florian Neuhaus
    6 Christoph Kramer
    36 Breel Embolo
    10 Marcus Thuram
    19 Valentino Lazaro Yellow Card
    Borussia Mönchengladbach Substitutes:
    Alassane Pléa, Max Grün, Patrick Herrmann, Denis Zakaria, László Bénes, Michael Lang, Tobias Sippel, Tony Jantschke, Ibrahima Traoré, Andreas Poulsen.

    SHK Shakhtar Donetsk (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Andriy Pyatov (GK)
    77 Valeriy Bondar
    4 Serhiy Kryvtsov
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    2 Dodô
    6 Taras Stepanenko Yellow Card
    21 Alan Patrick
    11 Marlos
    10 Júnior Moraes
    19 Manor Solomon
    14 Mateus Tetê
    Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes:
    Maycon, Georgiy Sudakov, Marquinhos Cipriano, Vitão , Marcos Antonio, Sergiy Bolbat, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Anatoliy Trubin, Fernando.

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