UEFA Champions League -- Real Madrid vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

For the third consecutive year, Real Madrid will host Shakhtar Donetsk at Santiago Bernabeu for their Champions League match.

 

Real Madrid

With wins over Celtic and RB Leipzig in their first two European games, Real Madrid are in first place with six points in the division. But their nine-game winning streak at the start of the 2022–23 season was snapped on Sunday when they were held to a 1–1 draw by Osasuna in La Liga, dropping them to second place behind Barcelona in the standings.

 

FC Shakhtar Donetsk

With a 4-1 win against RB Leipzig and a 1-1 draw with Celtic, Shakhtar have had a strong start to their Group F campaign. With four points, they are now in second place ahead of their weekend matchup with Real Madrid. Mykhaylo Mudryk has impressed in the Champions League this season for two goals and six assists in six games across all competitions.

 

Prediction

I anticipate this to be a difficult game for Real Madrid since Shakhtar are more than capable of winning on Wednesday. But because the defending champions have been so dominant to this point in the campaign, we are betting on them to score three more points.

 

 

Pick: 2

Total: Over 3 Goals