Rodrygo and Vinicius scored the goals in Real Madrid's victory against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Santiago Bernabéu.
A very emotional match was experienced at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for everything surrounding Shakhtar Donetsk. The rest was in the background for a few moments. Real Madrid was victorious on matchday three of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Júnior gave the Whites victory in a match where the 2-1 fell short.
Not a single goal came after the break, and both teams had many opportunities for it. Mudryk was the real danger for Shakhtar Donetsk, while Real Madrid had almost 40 scoring chances. Two from Benzema were clear, but the ball didn't want to go in, just as "A match for 7-1," said the German.
Real Madrid went into the break, winning by the minimum and deserving a much higher income against Shakhtar Donetsk. Up to 17 scoring chances for the white team and only two conversions. Rodrygo Goes was the one who opened the can at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for Vinicius Júnior to extend the rent by half an hour. But Zubkov, with a nice acrobatic shot, closed the gap. The two Brazilians, Karim Benzema, and Fede Valverde enjoyed great opportunities.
Rodrygo Goes. The Brazilian winger took advantage of a bounced ball from Stepanenko to get past Trubin. The Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper stretched but failed to make contact with the ball.
Combinative play by Real Madrid that ended with the second of the night. The combination between Benzema, Rodrygo, and Vinicius. It was the French striker who leaked the pass to Rodrygo, and he was the one who helped 'Vini' to continue the samba at the Santiago Bernabeu.
It was closer to reaching 3-0, but it was 2-1 that ended up getting on the scoreboard at the Madridista stadium. Mykhaylichenko put the cross from the left wing for Zubkov to sign a great acrobatic shot. There was nothing Lunin could do to prevent Shakhtar Donetsk's goal.
Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar, the Champions League | Result, summary, and match statistics
In La Liga last weekend. The Whites thus consolidate their lead in Group F with 9 points out of a possible 9. See you at the next game!
This is Group F
Once the two Group F games of this third day of the Champions League have been played, Real Madrid continues as the leader with nine points from three games. Full of victories for Ancelotti's men, with a balance of seven goals for and one against.
Despite the defeat, Shakhtar Donetsk remains in the second position with four points in their locker, while RB Leipzig is third with three points after their victory against Celtic Glasgow, who close the group with one point.
23:20 October 5, 2022Ancelotti: "Because of his quality, Rodrygo can play anywhere."
Carlo Ancelotti attends Movistar Champions League: "Because of how we have played, very well, we have not hit much although we have shot a lot at the goal.
They are games that sometimes are complicated for you, but in the end, we have controlled it well, the pressure has been good... We have pushed more not to let them play comfortable; in the end, we have achieved it".
The Italian coach reveals what he asked of the Real Madrid players after the 2-1 draw: "Don't think it was that easy; sometimes you lose a bit of concentration, you don't give a run... this happened in the first half". He also anticipates that "some players will change on Saturday."
As for proper names, Ancelotti speaks of Rodrygo: "His position has changed a bit today; I thought I'd take advantage of the two central defenders a little more because of his quality. He can play anywhere." And also about the change to bet on Camavinga: "Put a little fresh leg; Tchouaméni has covered a lot of ground."
Kroos: "It was a match for a 7-1."
Toni Kroos is in charge of speaking before the Movistar Champions League microphone after the victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.
The German midfielder assures that only more goals were missing: "There are times when the ball doesn't want to find it. It was a match for a 7-1 or something like that. A deserved victory, good football and good pressure. The only thing missing was more goals", continues the white number '8'.
"The truth is that it is difficult to believe that we have only been 2-1, but there are days like that. There are games like that. Surely the ball will go into the following ones", says a Kroos who wants to seal the pass to the round of 16 next week: " We want to close the group as soon as possible. Three games, nine points. I think it's impossible to do better. Next week we want to add another victory to close the table".
The end is reached at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Real Madrid adds yet another victory in the UEFA Champions League. Full of victories for the whites and half a ticket to the round of 16 in their pocket.
Rodrygo and Vinicius gave Real Madrid three points with their goals against a Shakhtar Donetsk team fighting for second place in Group F.
(2-1) 90+1' Asensio hit the post!
Real Madrid is looking for the third. Benzema does it all with a great personal move down the left flank. He unloads the French and finds Asensio. But the good shot of the Balearic, who is in defense, hits the post.
For Shakhtar Donetsk, Mudryk sees yellow before the end.
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