Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English Champions League live blog as Real Madrid face Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland.
Carlo Ancelotti's side can book their place in the Round of 16 in this season's tournament if they can get all three points. They beat their Ukrainian opponents 2-1 last week in the reverse fixture thanks to goals from Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr.
The weekend saw Los Blancos narrowly beat Getafe 1-0 with a very early goal coming from Eder Militao. Shakhtar Donetsk have not played since last week's Real Madrid clash which means they could be more physically fresh than the LaLiga Santander side.
Real Madrid have nine points from three games in Group F whilst Shakhtar Donetsk have got four points and are second in the group.
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Ten minutes to go in the first half and Shakhtar are having a good spell, but Nacho and Rudiger are standing firm in the heart of the Real Madrid defence. When they do go forward, Real Madrid are not as sharp as Ancelotti would want.
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Half time
Shakhtar 0-0 Real Madrid
Chances have been few and far between for both sides in the opening 45 minutes. Nacho and Rudiger have been Los Blancos' standout players, which is a statement in itself, and without Modric and Vinicius, Real Madrid look a much weaker side going forward.
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First Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 0, Real Madrid 0.
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Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
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Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
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Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
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Lassina Traoré (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ten minutes to go in the first half and Shakhtar are having a good spell, but Nacho and Rudiger are standing firm in the heart of the Real Madrid defence. When they do go forward, Real Madrid are not as sharp as Ancelotti would want.
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Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
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Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
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Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
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Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved.
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Attempt missed. Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Nacho.
Mudryk is one of the liveliest players for Shakhtar, and they will need him tonight against a much more organised Real Madrid defence.
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Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
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Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Yukhym Konoplya tries a through ball, but Mykhailo Mudryk is caught offside.
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Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Nacho.
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Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Bondarenko.

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Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
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Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
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Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a corner.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
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Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Antonio Rüdiger is caught offside.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
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Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
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Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Yukhym Konoplya (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Shakhtar Donetsk).
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Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Bohdan Mykhailichenko.
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Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplya with a headed pass.
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Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
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Mykhailo Mudryk (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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First Half begins.
In the Champions League match against Shakhtar at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid had 36 shots on goal, with 20 on target, but scored just twice.

Team News
Shakhtar XI: Trubin; Bondar, Mykhaylichenko, Matviyenko, Konoplya; Stepanenko; Zubkov, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Mu
dryk; Traore.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Hazard gets a chance as Ancelotti rests Vinicius with the Clasico coming up at the weekend.
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