For the 3rd matchday of the 6th group of the Champions League, Real Madrid welcomes Shakhtar Donetsk to the Santiago Bernabeu. The group is completed by Leipzig and Celtic, the first two in the ranking continue in the tournament while the third in the Europa League.
Real as expected had no problem in the first two matches of the group to get equal number of victories and is in first place in the standings with 6 points. In the premiere, they won against Celtic in Glasgow 3-0, while in the 2nd matchday they even beat Leipzig in Madrid with 2-0.
In the championship Spain comes from this year's first loss of points as well on Sunday it was held to a 1-1 draw at home against Osasuna. Shortly before the end of the half, he opened the scoring, at the beginning of the replay he conceded the equalizer while in the 79th minute, Benzema missed from 11 steps. So she missed the chance to remain alone at the top as Barcelona reached it with both teams having 19 points each with a record of 6 wins and 1 draw.
Shakhtar managed to maintain their unbeaten streak in the first two matches and to have entered the qualifying stage for good. He made an impressive debut as he crushed Leipzig in Germany with 4-1, while in the second match, typically at home in Poland, he was tied 1-1 against Celtic.
In the championship of Ukraine, he leads the standings race after 5 matches with 13 points and seems to be the big favorite for the title. In its last match in time, it crushed Metalist away from home with 6-1 having several key players in her lineup.
Real is of course the favorite of the match as, in addition to the home advantage, it excels in quality and talent. However, Shakhtar is not an easy opponent, with the ignorance of danger that it possesses and its quality can be seen as quite competitive. The conditions are there to see a match with a rich spectacle and many goals.
Prediction: Real – Shakhtar Over 3,5 goals with odds of 2.00