Real Madrid maintained their 100% record in the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 season after securing a 2-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior gave Portugal the lead by scoring two goals inside the first 30 minutes of the match. Oleksandr Zubkov scored the goal for the visitors in the first half. Real Madrid are likely to finish at the top of Group F.
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* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
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Real Madrid started in their favoured 4-3-3 formation. Karim Benzema led the line and was supported by Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo. Federico Valverde played in the centre of the midfield.
Shakhtar Donetsk played the match in a 4-1-4-1 formation. They stuck to the same formation throughout the match.
Real Madrid had 56.83% of the ball in possession towards the end of the match. For more than 80% of the match time, they averaged more than 55% of the ball possession. Carlo Ancelotti’s men ended the match with 47% of the ball in possession.
The visitors ended the match with a possession rate of 43.17%. They tried to keep the ball in the first half and averaged around 45% of the possession. The second half saw a bit of a dip in the possession rate as Real Madrid players controlled the pace of the game.
The home team created 43 positional attacks and attempted 20 shots from these attacks. Once again, most of the attacks were created from the left side, but the highest xG was generated from shots attempted from attacks created from the centre.
Shakhtar Donetsk players created 13 positional attacks, and they attempted three shots from these attacks. The visitors were creative from the centre and created around 50% of the attacks.
Real Madrid players attempted 33 shots in the match, and they managed to hit the target on 14 occasions. They attempted three shots at the tenth-minute mark and scored a goal with the next attempt at the 13th-minute mark. The home team targeted the centre of the goal as well as the left side of the goalkeeper.
The visitors attempted ten shots, and three were on target. They attempted four shots in the first half and managed to hit the target two times.
The home team ended with a high xG rate of 3.78. Carlo Ancelotti’s men troubled the opposition goalkeeper with a lot of shot attempts. They averaged a shot every three minutes in the match.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s players ended the match with an xG rate of 0.86. They attempted four shots from inside the penalty box and three were on target.
The home team players played a high attacking line. Federico Valverde played a high attacking line on the right side and that allowed Rodrygo to join Benzema in the centre. Overall, the team attempted 659 passes and had an accuracy rate of 90.74%.
The visitors played a very defensive line. Mykhailo Mudryk was the only player whose average position was inside the opposition’s half. They attempted 469 passes in the match and had an 84.86% passing accuracy rate.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men tried to find a teammate 79 times in the final third. They delivered 69 passes in the dangerous areas. Vinicius Junior was linked in most of the passes attempted to the final third.
The visitors attempted 26 passes to the final third and they delivered 18 passes in total. Mykhailo Mudryk was on the receiving end of most passes.
The home team recovered the ball 74 times in the match. They made 36 recoveries in the middle third and 21 in the final third. Most of the recoveries were made on the right side, and Dani Carvajal made 13 recoveries.
Shakhtar players recovered the ball 58 times in the match. They recovered the ball 45 times in the defensive third.
Both teams contested 156 duels, and Real Madrid won 94. They won 23 defensive duels and most of the wins came in the attacking half. Vinicius Junior won six defensive duels for his side.
Shakhtar Donetsk players won 57 duels in the match. They won 31 defensive duels and Stepanenko won six.
Real Madrid players won 12 aerial duels in the match. Eder Militao and Aurelien Tchouameni won all the aerial duels contested by them.
The visitors won six aerial duels in the match. They failed to win any aerial duel in the attacking half.
The home team won 51 offensive duels. They had a high win percentage through the middle in the attacking third.
The visitors won 13 offensive duels in the match. Mykhailo Mudryk won five duels for his side and had a high win percentage in the attacking third.
Real Madrid attacked a lot in this game after a disappointing draw at the weekend. They are still unbeaten this season and are likely to finish at the top of the group table.
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