Real Madrid lost 2-3 against Shakhtar Donetsk in Alfredo Di Stefano last night, starting the Champions League badly. The first half determined the winner of this match where Shakhtar scored three goals. Shakhtar entered this match without 10 starting players.
Real Madrid has started the Champions League badly, losing 2-3 at home against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Despite the absences, Shakhtar started this match much better where they dominated Real with chances and goals. Zinedine Zidane had made some changes by sacking some first-team players and starting with some strikers.
Shakhtar would score the first goal in the 29th minute through Tete. Four minutes later an own goal from Varane would be scored that would increase Shakhtar’s lead to 0-2.
Shakhtar would score another goal in the 42nd minute to go to the break of the first half with a solid lead through Solomon.
In the second half, Zidane would immediately include Benzema in the game, who would also make a slight change in Real Madrid’s game.
But it would be Luka Modric who would score the first goal for Real Madrid after an individual penetration to narrow the lead in the 54th minute.
Real Madrid continued with the attacks and Vinicius Junior with entering the game would score the second goal in the 59th minute using an error of the guests’ defense.
Despite numerous attempts Real Madrid failed to score the equalizer, although Valverde scored in the 90th minute but that his goal was canceled for offside position by VAR.
This is a bad start for Real in the Champions League after starting the first match with a loss and where it is in Group B where Shakhtar, Borussia Monchengladbach and Inter are.
