Head-to-Head: Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk combines decisive Italian wins with a recurring resistance from scoreless draws. Inter’s 5–0 Europa League semi-final victory in 2020 and 2–0 Champions League success in 2021 show the sharper edge, while 0–0 meetings in 2020 and 2021 underline how stubborn the matchup can become. The intrigue lies in whether control or deadlock sets the tone in future meetings.

Past matches, Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk

21 October 2026 League Stage - 3

Inter

1 - 0

Shakhtar Donetsk

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
24 November 2021 Group Stage - 5

Inter

2 - 0

Shakhtar Donetsk

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
28 September 2021 Group Stage - 2

Shakhtar Donetsk

0 - 0

Inter
9 December 2020 Group B - 6

Inter

0 - 0

Shakhtar Donetsk

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
27 October 2020 Group B - 2

Shakhtar Donetsk

0 - 0

Inter

Match center

Inter

1 - 0

21 October 2026

Shakhtar Donetsk

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Starting eleven

Substitutes Inter

7
M
5
M
49
G
48
F
22
M
11
F
94
F
17
M
12
G
46
D
31
D
45
D

Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes

G
23
F
2
F
25
D
18
M
14
M
20
M
8
F
49
M
37
M
29
M
11
M
99

Match events

45'

90'

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32'

Egor Nazaryna Pedrinho
36'

Oleg Ocheretko Yellow Card
54'

Marcus Thuram Yellow Card
59'

Piotr Zieliński Hakan Çalhanoğlu
59'

Andy Diouf Djed Spence
59'

Yann Bisseck Federico Dimarco
66'

Alessandro Bastoni Yellow Card
68'

Marlon Gomes Yellow Card
68'

Alessandro Bastoni Red Card
72'

Petar Sučić Yellow Card
72'

Isaque Oleg Ocheretko
72'

Newerton Gleiker Mendoza
72'

Lassina Traore Kauã Elias
73'

Luis Henrique Petar Sučić
75'

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Ange-Yoan Bonny
77'
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Carlos Augusto Normal Goal (Asst: Henrikh Mkhitaryan)
83'

Bruno Braga Ramos Alisson

Stats for this game

Matchup Inter VS Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter’s decisive ceiling

Inter have produced the most emphatic outcomes in this pairing. Their 5–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals on 17 August 2020 was followed by a 2–0 Champions League victory in Milan on 24 November 2021. Those scorelines point to an Inter advantage when the Italian side creates clear separation, without making every meeting fit the same script.

Shakhtar’s route to resistance

Several 0–0 contests tell a different story. The Champions League meetings on 27 October and 9 December 2020, as well as the meeting on 28 September 2021, ended without a goal, showing how difficult it can be for either side to break the other when the margin stays tight. The contrast is more revealing than either extreme alone, because the pairing has allowed both forceful separation and matches in which neither side found a breakthrough. Future encounters will ask which version prevails.