Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Shakhtar shock Real Madrid in Champions League Group B opener
Shakhtar Donetsk stunned a lacklustre Real Madrid 3-2 in a Champions League Group B opener on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 4': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 7': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Dentinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 8': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Viktor Korniienko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 8': Viktor Korniienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Offside, Real Madrid. Raphael Varane tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maycon with a through ball.
- 14': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 17': Foul by Marco Asensio (Real Madrid).
- 17': Viktor Korniienko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 18': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 21': Foul by Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 21': Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Hand ball by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 29': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Korniienko.
- 30': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodô.
- 33': Own Goal by Raphael Varane, Real Madrid. Real Madrid 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
- 34': Foul by Marco Asensio (Real Madrid).
- 34': Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Maycon (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 35': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 42': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Manor Solomon (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tetê.
- 44': Davit Khocholava (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Luka Jovic (Real Madrid).
- 45'+1': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 45'+1': Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 0, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema replaces Rodrygo.
- 46': Offside, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Varane.
- 49': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 50': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 50': Marcos Antônio (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Davit Khocholava.
- 54': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 56': Attempt missed. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Korniienko.
- 58': Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Luka Jovic.
- 59': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Valerii Bondar.
- 63': Attempt missed. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 64': Attempt saved. Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dentinho with a through ball.
- 65': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 65': Marcos Antônio (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Dentinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Luka Modric.
- 74': Foul by Marcos Antônio (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 74': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 76': Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Viktor Korniienko.
- 80': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Marcos Antônio tries a through ball, but Tetê is caught offside.
- 82': Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 83': Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Davit Khocholava.
- 86': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Heorhii Sudakov replaces Dentinho because of an injury.
- 87': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 87': Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Viktor Korniienko.
- 90'+1': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Manor Solomon.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Vitão replaces Manor Solomon because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Offside, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 90'+2': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+3': VAR Decision: No Goal Real Madrid 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Bogdan V'Yunnik replaces Marcos Antônio.
- 90'+5': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Bogdan V'Yunnik (Shakhtar Donetsk).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 3.
Statistics
 SHK |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 414 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
| 480 | Passes | 660 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 3 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 13 | Tackles | 31 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 31 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 3 | Éder Militão  |
| 5 | Raphaël Varane |
| 12 | Marcelo |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 18 | Luka Jovic |
| 25 | Rodrygo |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 81 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 5 | Davit Khocholava |
| 77 | Valeriy Bondar |
| 27 | Maycon |
| 15 | Viktor Korniienko |
| 2 | Dodô |
| 8 | Marcos Antonio |
| 11 | Marlos |
| 19 | Manor Solomon |
| 14 | Mateus Tetê |
| 9 | Dentinho |
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