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Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk has a broad Madrid edge, but its European history includes a striking Ukrainian response. Shakhtar won 3-2 in Madrid on 21 October 2020 and 2-0 at home on 1 December, while Real Madrid answered with a 5-0 away win in 2021. The 2-1 Madrid victory and 1-1 draw in October 2022 leave the balance directional without making it automatic.
Past matches, Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Shakhtar Donetsk
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14F
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17M
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23D
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34M
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27M
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32D
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1G
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19F
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16M
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30G
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4D
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20F
Real Madrid Substitutes
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F
20
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M
10
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D
4
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F
11
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M
12
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F
24
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G
30
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G
26
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D
2
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D
16
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D
3
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D
5
Match events
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-5'Éder Militão Yellow Card
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16'Yukhym Konoplia Yellow Card
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46'⚽O. Zubkov Normal Goal (Asst: B. Mykhailichenko)
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57'Vinícius Júnior E. Hazard
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57'L. Modrić A. Tchouaméni
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68'D. Alaba F. Mendy
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68'Marco Asensio Rodrygo
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68'E. Camavinga F. Valverde
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77'D. Sikan L. Traoré
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81'N. Đurasek H. Sudakov
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82'Lucas Taylor O. Zubkov
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85'I. Petryak M. Mudryk
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88'Artem Bondarenko Yellow Card
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90'Toni Kroos Yellow Card
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90' +5⚽A. Rüdiger Normal Goal (Asst: T. Kroos)
Stats for this game
Matchup Real Madrid VS Shakhtar Donetsk
Real Madrid set the broader direction
Real Madrid have supplied several decisive scorelines in this Champions League pairing. The 5-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk on 19 October 2021 was the clearest margin, followed by Madrid’s 2-1 home victories on 3 November 2021 and 5 October 2022. The 1-1 draw in Warsaw on 11 October 2022 supplied a different outcome, keeping the matchup from becoming an uninterrupted sequence of Madrid wins.
Shakhtar’s 2020 counterattack
Shakhtar Donetsk’s victories in 2020 remain essential context. Shakhtar prevailed 3-2 at Real Madrid on 21 October, then won 2-0 at home on 1 December. Those results show that Madrid’s status does not remove the Ukrainian club’s capacity to create a decisive answer. The later scorelines moved the balance back toward Real Madrid, but they do not erase that counterpoint. The durable question is whether Shakhtar can supply another winning response, or whether Madrid will continue to add the stronger results to this European comparison.