| Real Madrid vs Shakhtar |
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| SCHEDULE | TIME |
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| GAME | Real Madrid vs Shakhtar |
| DATE | 10/10/2022 |
| TIME | 12:30 AM (Indian Standard Time) |
| ARENA | Polish Army Stadium |
| LEAGUE | Champions League |
| FULL TIME |
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| 1-1 |
Match Preview of Real Madrid vs Shakhtar
The Champions League holders will go into Tuesday's match against Shakhtar Donetsk knowing that a victory would guarantee them a place in the knouckout round. Having won both of their opening three matches, Los Blancos lead Group F with nine points, while Shakhtar are second in the section with four points, one point ahead of third-placed RB Leipzig.
IN the past week, Shakhtar did a good job at Bernaeu, but they went down due to first-half goals from Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior to Real Madrid, who took all three points.However, the Ukrainian giants still sit second in the section, having won both their group-stage games 4-2 over Leipzig and 1-1 against Celtic and scored four points from three matches.
If Shakhtar lost this match, they would be at risk of not qualifying for the next round, but if they won their final two games against Celtic and Leipzig, they could still qualify. Sice the Madrid game last week, igor Jovevic's side have not played in league action, winning 6-1 against Metalist Kharkiv on October 1. Their last game left them in second place in the table.
After being eliminated by Roma in the round of 16 in the 2017-18 season, Shakhtar finished fourth in their group, which also included Real Madrid, last year. It is important to note that Real Madrid come into this match after a 1-0 win over Getafe in the league on Saturday, with the difference being a header by Eder Militao in the first half. Due to the World Cup break, the Shites will have a busy end to the season and the start of November, and Ancelotti will be hoping the team can continue to win both league games and Champions League games.
Our Predicted Lineups
Shakhtar Donetsk possible starting lineup: Trubin; Taylor, Bondar, Matviyenko, Konoplya; Stepanenko; Shved, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Mudryk; Zubkov
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:Lunin; Vazquez, Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius
Who will win the match?
We say: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 Real Madrid. Last week, Shakhtar impressed at the Bernabeu and should cause problems on Tuesday. The European champions should dominate their opponets regardless of what changes Ancelotti makes.