Real Madrid-Shakhtar Donetsk is a match valid for the third day of the Champions League: live TV, streaming, likely formations, predictions
REAL MADRID – SHAKTHAR DONETSK | Wednesday 21:00
It had to happen sooner or later. But nobody honestly expected it to happen against Osasuna at home. The news is this: Ancelotti’s Real Madrid did not win and thus halted the incredible streak that began at the start of the season. And that is not a bad thing, in this case, since the Blancos, in La Liga, were taken back by Barcelona. But obviously there is no time to think about the past as they take to the pitch in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk to reopen the streak. And the Italian coach’s team, which has picked up two wins in as many matches against Celtic and Leipzig in Europe, should obviously succeed. The team defending the title wants to close the gap, and the opportunity is a great one, not only looking ahead to the Bernabeu match, but also to next week’s match, which will be played on a neutral pitch due to the problems in Ukraine.
Certainly, looking at the standings, the one against the team coached by Jovicec is the toughest fixture in the group. Four points for Italian De Zerbi’s former side, who had to leave the project in a hurry, the result of an away win at Leipzig and a home draw against the Scots. Then, in the league, the Ukrainians come from a victory with a scoreline away against Metalist. In short, the momentum is certainly positive. But it will stop in front of a team that traditionally remains one of the favourites for the final Champions League victory.
Shakhtar Donetsk
The Prediction
Real Madrid will return to victory, with little doubt. Ancelotti’s side want to close out the qualification race in the double-header with Shakhtar Donetsk: a match which should also eventually yield at least three goals in total and which could break the deadlock in the first forty-five minutes of play.
Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk matchday squad
- REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Lunin; Carvajal, Éder Militão, Rüdiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinícius Júnior.
- SHAKHTAR DONETSK (4-1-4-1): Trubin; Taylor, Bondar, Matviyenko, Konoplia; Stepanenko; Zubkov, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Mudryk; Sikan
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
