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Madrid –
Real Madrid opened the Champions 2020/2021 defeated. The whites they were three goals behind before finally losing to Shakhtar Donetsk 2-3.
Madrid hosted Shakhtar at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in the Group B match, which ended on Thursday (10/22/2020). The home side were unable to keep up with Shakhtar’s play in the first half as they conceded three goals from Tete, Raphael Varane (own goal) and Manor Solomon.
In the second half, Madrid, which included several central players, played more aggressively. The whites maintained the illusion by scoring two goals from Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior. However, must desperately beat Shakhtar, Madrid still did not avoid defeat.
With this result Madrid temporarily occupies the last position of Group B with zero points. Meanwhile, Shakhtar is in first place with a collection of three points.
Madrid will travel to Borussia Moenchengladbach on the second match of the week. Shakhtar will arrive for Inter Milan.
[Gambas:Opta]The course of the match
Real Madrid immediately took the initiative to attack from the first minutes. An opportunity is created when the game lasts about four minutes. The combination of Marcelo and Marco Asensio ended with a strong shot from the left side of the penalty area, although it was pushed.
Shakhtar’s counterattack almost erupted at Real Madrid. In the 14th minute, a long ball from the center of the field frees Marlos. In a one-on-one situation, Marlos’s attack was saved by Thibaut Courtois.
In the 29th minute, Shakhtar opened the scoring! Viktor Korniienko twisted to stab into Madrid’s penalty area. Under Marcelo’s control, Korniienko sent a horizontal diagonal pass that Tete completed with a kick to the bottom corner of Madrid’s goal. Shakhtar leads 1-0.
Madrid missed a golden opportunity to score a return goal a minute later. Marcelo sent Luka Jovic a well-made pass, but his header was too weak to catch Anatolii Trubin.
Shakhtar only needed four minutes to increase their lead to 2-0. Shakhtar benefited from an own goal by Madrid central Raphael Varane.
Starting from Shakhtar’s attack on the left side of the Madrid defense, Tete fired a strong shot that Courtois pushed. Varane tries to keep the ball out of Dentinho’s reach but gets into Madrid’s goal.
Madrid is crushed before the break. Shakhtar now have a 3-0 lead in the 42nd minute.
Manor Solomon ruined Madrid’s defense and then sent a pass to Tete. Solomon ended this double by tricking Courtois into sending the ball into the lower corner of Madrid’s goal.
Far behind, Madrid were more aggressive after the restart. Real Madrid finally scored a goal in the 54th minute. The score was reduced to 1-3 with a goal from Luka Modric. The Croatian midfielder passed several opposing players before firing a fierce shot from afar, Trubin didn’t even have time to react.
Zinedine Zidane’s decision to join Vinicius Jr is the last one. Not even a minute on the pitch, Vinicius immediately scored the second goal for Madrid so the position now changed 2-3 in the 59th minute.
Vinicius grabbed the ball from Shakhtar’s baseline, then stabbed into the penalty area before shoving the ball into the bottom corner of the net. Let the game begin!
In the 64th minute, Shaktar came close to scoring the fourth goal. Tete escapes from the offside trap but when it is left to deal with Courtois, his shot is silenced.
Shakhtar is more disciplined when it comes to defending as he looks for opportunities to fight back. Real Madrid’s dangerous opportunity when a Ferland Mendy header greets a Shakhtar man before the ball hits Trubin’s goal.
Tete ran behind the Real Madrid line before hitting Marlos, who finished off with a shot heading into the net. However, the goal was disallowed because Tete was in an offside position upon receiving feedback.
In injury time, Federico Valverde shot from outside the penalty area that penetrated Shakhtar’s defense. However, the goal was again disallowed after the referee checked via VAR. The score is still 3-2 par excellence, Shakhtar, which lasts until the end of the game.
Player lineups
REAL MADRID: Courtois, Marcelo, Varane, Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao, Modric (Kroos 70 ‘), Casemiro, Valverde, Jovic (Vinicius 59’), Asensio, Rodrygo (Benzema 46 ‘)
SHAKHTAR DONETSK: Trubin, Khocholava, Bondar, Dodo, Vornienko, Marlos, Solomon (Vitao 90 + 2 ‘), Maycon, Marcos Antonio, Tete, Dentinho (Sudakov 86’)
(rin / pur)
