Shakhtar Donetsk y Real Madrid face in the third day of Group D of the Champions League. The meringues occupy the second place with three points, after suffering a surprising defeat at the stadium Santiago Bernabeu before him Sheriff Tiraspol by 1-2, which leaves them behind the modest Moldovan team.
Of course, on the first day the team of Carlo Ancelotti had achieved an important victory in the Giusseppe Meazza before him Inter Milan (0-1), so they still have a good chance of qualifying. That which makes the Real Madrid be ahead of the Inter and Shakhtar, both with only one point to their credit.
The Ukrainians aspire to try to achieve at home to get fully into the fight for the classification of this group. Real Madrid and Inter Milan They started as favorites to win the first two places, but the evolution of these first two dates has complicated the matter. The Sheriff adds 6 points and is in the head, so Real Madrid y Shakhtar Donetsk they need victory in order to qualify for the round of 16.
The Real Madrid arrives with significant casualties to this duel, which weighs him down in recent dates, including those of Dani carvajal, again those of Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale, at the expense of seeing how they arrive David Alaba and Militao, that carry physical problems. The good news for Ancelotti is the recovery of Mendy and Marcelo, which reinforce the left side.
Although on the designated days of the Champions League the white team has shown that the hierarchy of players as Modric, Benzema or Kroos It is enough, it weighs them down especially against teams not as powerful as this Shakhtar, that last season they won both games in the group stage. On La Liga Santander, Before the national team stoppage, the white team lost to the Spanish at RCD Stadium (2-1), which added to the goalless draw against the Villarreal of the previous day, has made Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad have been hooked on the train and the three occupy the first three positions with 17 points.
The Shakhtar Donetsk, for its part, disputes the matches at home outside the Donbass Arena de Donetsk, due to the war situation in the Ukrainian country, which makes them reside in Kiev, where they play their games. The Ukrainian team surprised the Real Madrid last season in their two group stage games, where they beat them 2-3 away from home and 2-0 at home.
Al Shakhtar Donetsk He is only worth the victory to aspire to qualify for the round of 16, as he is two points behind Real Madrid and in the queue of the group next to Inter de Milan. It is also another objective to score if you want to obtain the third place and qualify for the sixteenth of the Europa League at least, a competition in which he has become champion and semifinalist two seasons ago.
When is Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid played?
The game is played Today, Tuesday, October 19, at 9:00 p.m.
Where to see Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar Champions League 1 (51) and Movistar Champions League 2 (52), channels of the Movistar Plus platform. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.