Until Sunday, they were sinless. And then tiny Osasuna became the first team this season to stand in the way of Carlo Ancelotti’s playful company (1:1). The champion of Spain and the defending European champion has both victories in Euro elite in Group F, and didn’t concede a goal, so in the competition of RB Leipzig, Celtic and Shakhtar, the round of 16 is within reach. The excellent Ukrainian champion Shakhtar will arrive at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight (21.00), having collected four points and could reach second place. The team from Donetsk was much stronger in previous years. Due to the war in Ukraine, most of the Brazilians, who formed the backbone of the team, left the club. There is only one Brazilian left, Lukas Taylor, and among the foreigners in the team led by Igor Jovićević, the former coach of Dinamo Zagreb, there are also Croatian Neven Đurašek and Lasina Traore from Burkina Faso.Sensational reflexes from Anatoliy Trubin to deny Modrić 🟠🇺🇦@FCShakhtar || #UCL pic.twitter.com/varodPLrdy— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 5, 2022 Real’s standard goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is still out, as is Dani Ceballos. The good news for Ancelotti is that Luke Modric has recovered from injury and will take his place in midfield. He will be accompanied by Toni Kroos and Aurelien Tchouameni, who signed from Monaco last summer. In the attack, a trio is expected – Benzema, Vinicius and Valverde. Lunin will be in goal. The guests from Donetsk came to Madrid without Viktor Korniyenko. The others are ready. Of the foreigners in the first lineup, only right back Taylor will play. Sikan will be the leader of the attack, and he will be assisted by Zubkov and Mykhaylo Mudryk. Real have not started the strongest club competition with three victories since the 2014/2015 season, when the Italian was at the helm of Madrid. Real and Shakhtar are old acquaintances. They also met last season in the Champions League. Real won both times, at home with 2:1, and in Kyiv with 5:0. The team from Donetsk is the leader of the championship of Ukraine with 13 points.Chelsea’s Giroud vs Milan’s Giroud. Which one do you prefer?In the first match of the Champions League today (18:45) RB Leipzig and Celtic meet at the Red Bull Arena. Both teams hope to reach the round of 16. The home team is the favorite even though they don’t have a single point on their account. Defeats against Shakhtar and Real kept the team from East Germany away from qualifying for the knockout stage, but the losses in the first two rounds can still be made up. Bulls can’t find a rhythm this season. The change of coach Domenico Tedesco and the arrival of Marco Roze tore the team apart a bit. Leipzig has four defeats in the previous six rounds, and at the weekend they finally celebrated in the Bundesliga at home against Bochum 4:0 and ended the streak of two defeats. Two goals were scored by Chelsea returnee Timo Werner and future Blues player Christopher Nkunku.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEGroup stage, matchday 3TuesdayBayern Munich – Plzen 5-0 (3-0)/Sane 7,50, Gnabry 13, Mane 21, Choupo-Moting 59/Marseille – Sporting 4-1 (3-1)/Sanchez 13, Harit 16, Balerdi 28, Mbemba 84 – Trincao 1/Ajax – Napoli 1-6 (1-3)/Kudus 9 – Raspadori 18,47, Di Lorenzo 33, Zielinski 45, Khvicha 63, Simeone 81/Liverpool – Rangers 2-0 (1-0)/TAA 7, Salah 53/Club Brugge – Atl. Madrid 2-0 (1-0)/Sowah 36, Jutgla 62/Porto – Leverkusen 2-0 (0-0)/Sanusi 69, Galeno 86/Inter – Barcelona 1-0 (1-0)/Calhanoglu 45+2/Eintracht Frankfurt – Tottenham 0-0Wednesday19.45: (1.75) Salzburg (3.70) Dinamo Zagreb (5.40)19.45: (1.60) RB Leipzig (4.10) Celtic (6.25)22.00: (1.75) Chelsea (3.70) Milan (5.40)22.00: (1.20) Real Madrid (7.75) Shakhtar (16.0)22.00: (1.05) Man.City (14.0) Copenhagen (35.0)22.00: (2.95) Sevilla (3.40) Dortmund (2.55)22.00: (4.90) Benfica (4.00) PSG (1.75)22.00: (1.30) Juventus (6.00) Maccabi Haifa (11.0)***odds are subject to change
