At nine o’clock this evening, Wednesday, Real Madrid will face Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine in the third round of Group F of the Champions League for the current season 2022-2023 at the “Santiago Bernabeu.”
Real Madrid comes into the game leading Group F of the Champions League with six points after winning the previous two matches, scoring five goals, and maintaining a clean sheet.
Shakhtar is now in second place in Group F of the European Champions League while playing its match against Real Madrid with 4 points amassed from winning a match and drawing in the same, scoring 5 goals and getting 2 goals.
The hot attacking combination of “Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema, and Rodrygo” will likely determine today’s outcome of Carlo Ancelotti’s encounter, especially given that the players’ scoring rate has dramatically grown recently.
The 1-1 tie in their most recent La Liga match against Osasuna, which gave their longtime rival Barcelona the league’s best goal differential, is the Italian manager’s setback.
Five times in the past, the two teams competed in the European Championships. Real Madrid, the property’s owner and the general public, succeeded in winning three games against Shakhtar Donetsk’s two.
Real Madrid swept Shakhtar with five unanswered goals in the two clubs’ most recent meeting, which took place on October 19 of last year.
In contrast, Shakhtar triumphed in the Champions League encounter played at home in front of its supporters with a score of 2-0.
envisioned Real Madrid lineup
Real Madrid is anticipated to use the following formation for the game:
Two colours for the goalkeeper.
Mendy, Alaba, Rudiger, and Carvajal form the defence.
Kroos, Chuamini, and Ceballos in the middle.
Vinicius, Benzema, and Rodrygo are the forwards.
Shakhtar anticipated a lineup
While Shakhtar is anticipated to use the following formation for the game:
Anatoly Tropin is the goalkeeper.
Line of defence: Lucas Taylor Kohim Konoplia, Mykola Matvienko, Mia Reese, and Valery Bondar.
Georgy Sudakov, Taras Stepanenko, and Artem Bondarenko play in the middle.
Marian Shved, Mikhailo Modric, and Oleksandr Zubkov are the forwards.
Ukraine’s Shakhtar is being hosted by Real Madrid in the Champions League.
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