Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid meet at NSK Olimpijs’kyj, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage).
Shakhtar:
After 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 3rd position, with 4 points won. In the last match, they lost (4‑0) in an away match against Borussia M’gladbach, after in the previous match, having lost (0‑6) at home to Borussia M’gladbach. The team comes to this match after a away win against Dnipro ‑ 1 by (0‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Shakhtar Donetsk won 4, drew 3 and lost 3. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, and their attack needs to improve as they haven’t scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 14 games, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Shakhtar Donetsk come into this match with a 0-1 victory on the trip to Dnipro-1, in a match that counts for the Ukrainian Championship. It should be noted that the Ukrainians have not won in three consecutive games in the Champions League. Usually the home team chooses to play in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Manor Solomon, Tetê and Fernando. When playing against a superior opponent, the home club is expected to adopt a more defensive stance. Coach Luis Castro cannot count on Taison, Dentinho, Yevhen Konoplyanka and Maksym Malyshev, all with physical problems.
Real Madrid prediction:
The visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 7 points won, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Internazionale by (3‑2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Internazionale by (0‑2). The team comes to this match after a home loss against Deportivo Alavés by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches played for all competitions, Real Madrid won 4, drew 4 and lost 2. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Real Madrid comes to this match with a 1-2 defeat, against Alavés, in a match that counts for the Spanish championship: the only goal of the team was signed by Casemiro. In the last match of the Champions League group stage, Madrid beat Inter Milan 0-2. The Spanish club tends to play 4-3-3, favoring a more relaxed style of play, attacking down the central aisle. The three arrows directed at the “enemy’s” goal will be Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio and Rodrygo, and the player in charge of defining and leading his team’s attacks is midfielder Luka Modric. The visiting team cannot count on Daniel Carvajal, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Federico Valverde and Álvaro Odriozola, all with physical problems.