Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk at Stadion Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw City, Poland, on Tuesday 11 October, saw the Spanish side qualify for the round of 16 of the Uefa Champions League 2022/23.
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| Real Madrid players celebrate as they shared points with Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw. Photo: @realmadriden |
Midfielder Oleksandr Zubkov placed Shakhtar Donetsk in front in the 46th minute, the Ukrainian side maintained the lone goal lead until the 5th minute of additional time (90+5′) when former Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger levelled for Carlo Ancelotti’s side. Both sides ended up sharing points.
Real Madrid remains “unbeaten” after “13 games” ⬇️
🔥 The run continues: 13 games unbeaten!
⚽ 8 x @LaLiga
⚽ 4 x #UCL
⚽ 1 x #SuperCup pic.twitter.com/Yx2VX5Vnpv— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 11, 2022
Player Ratings for Real Madrid starters against Shakhtar Donetsk according to managingmadrid.com:
- Andriy Lunin: 6.5. He was not at fault for the goal, and did make a good stop on Traore in the box in the 64th minute. He had one shaky moment dealing with a long distance shot from Oleksander Zubkov from distance.
- Lucas Vazquez: 7. Had a crucial challenge on Mudryk in the second half after Real Madrid’s press broke down, and nearly set up Vinicius Jr for a goal after creating space for a cross and putting the ball right on the Brazilian’s head in the box.
- Antonio Rudiger: 9.5. He was foot perfect on the night defensively, had five clearances, and the crucial equalizing goal in the 95th minute. Immense.
- Nacho Fernandez: 8.5. Nacho, like his center-back partner, was rock solid. He had several important challenges in the box and in transition on defense on Zubkov and Mudryk, and had five interceptions. He held the high line well with Rudiger.
- Ferland Mendy: 6. At fault for allowing Zubkov to beat him to the header for Shakhtar’s goal. Did not have a noteworthy game.
- Aurelien Tchouameni: 6. Has suffered a dip in form of late. He was late on a couple rotations and misplaced some easy passes.
- Toni Kroos: 9. One assist, 139 touches (game-high), five key passes (game high), five completed tackles (game high), and 11 / 13 long balls completed. Masterclass.
- Fede Valverde: 6.5. Did test Trubin with a long distance shot in the first half. His pressure on defense was solid. Did not have many offensive contributions.
- Eden Hazard: 5.5. Poor showing from the Belgian. He was involved in two good passing sequences in the first half but was quiet overall.
- Rodrygo: 6. Slightly better than Hazard, but struggled to find space to influence the game.
- Karim Benzema: 6. A very quiet game from the Frenchman. More will be needed from Benzema in the next match in El Clasico.
Real Madrid shifts focus to El Clasico ⬇️
🗣️ @nachofi1990: “We remain top of the group and our thoughts now turn to El Clásico.”#UCL pic.twitter.com/QritZVuetG
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 11, 2022
Beautiful record for Real Madrid ⬇️
3️⃣1️⃣ / 3️⃣1️⃣
💯 progression record from @ChampionsLeague group stage!
The only team to have done so in the history of the competition.#UCL pic.twitter.com/ks0UAbGcij— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 11, 2022
