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Join AS USA for live Champions League action as Shakhtar Donetsk take on Real Madrid at the Municipal Stadium in Warsaw on 11 October.

We want it to end as soon as possible and for there to be peace in Ukraine," Lucas Vázquez said in Monday's press conference. The France international was rested against Getafe on Saturday. Tonight's game is in Warsaw. It's rising and catches him in the face, even worse than the head! A corner from the right is cleared by Rudiger and Rodrygo. It's a brilliant header at the back post and Zubkov opens the scoring for Shakhtar. They now have the lead in this Group F clash. Madrid's corner from the left falls to Benzema at the back post. Tchouameni is in acres of space 35 yards from goal. He chips it onto the bar. It is the Champions League and it is Real Madrid so you can never rule it out. Rudiger is up and walking but Trubin is still down.

Real Madrid will be facing Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the third successive season.

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are level on points in the league with 22 points from 8 games. The defending champions sit on top of Group F with 9 points after 3 games, winning all their previous three. Shakhtar Donetsk host Real Madrid in the fourth game of Group F of the UEFA Champions League.

Real Madrid have already made their decision surrounding Kylian Mbappe, who is looking for an exit from Paris Saint-Germain.

And Mbappe would be direct competition for the Brazilian, as it does not look like the Frenchman wants to play as a forward. The Frenchman had the option to choose and he did and what Los Blancos have done since then is stay out of everything that happens in Paris and build a team like the one they have right now and the French World Cup winner has no place in that. Yet, just a few months later and the future of Mbappe is a topic of discussion once again.

Real Madrid are not surprised by what is happening at Paris Saint-Germain with Kylian Mbappe. Los Blancos are following the story as mere witnesses of the ...

- PSG. [The reasons behind Mbappe's frustration: Why does he want to leave PSG?](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2022/10/11/63459f08e2704ead418b45f3.html) [Real Madrid](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid.html) are not surprised by what is [happening at Paris Saint-Germain with Kylian Mbappe](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2022/10/11/63459f08e2704ead418b45f3.html).

The German defender came up big at the end of his side's Champions League match but ended up with a scary injury.

As a result, he had a bone injury on the side of his face and even wore a mask as a protective measure, continuing to wear it at Euro 2020 with Germany. The former Chelsea man got into the heart of the box and headed home off the right post with a delightful touch, but he paid the price. Rudiger had two chances, and his second was the charm.

Get a report of the Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.

Trubin's heroics were rewarded when Shakhtar went ahead one minute into the second half. We're into the round of 16 and only those who go through can win the Champions League." "We conceded and suffered on the counter. "We had the game under control in the first half. There are games you have under control and then you concede a goal and the morale of the opponent grows. "We played badly, sometimes it happens in football," Ancelotti said.

Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica also moved closer to the last 16 with a draw at Parc des Princes, after Maccabi Haifa had earlier upset Juventus in the same ...

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Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos has named the best goal he ever scored, but it is not his famous curling free-kick for Brazil against France in 1997.

"I'm going to say the one I scored against Tenerife at Real Madrid. "Even Beckham participated in our pranks. "My best goal?

A last-gasp header by Real defender Antonio Rudiger rescued a 1-1 draw for Carlo Ancelotti's side, after the Ukrainian side had taken the lead one minute ...

We are going to be the Cinderella of the group, the Cinderella of the entire tournament’, we heard,” he said. “With the ball, we had things clear,” he added. “The football sometimes gives you (things), sometimes it takes away from you. “And in the end ... We have the feeling that we lost two points and it’s something to be proud of. it is to take your hats off.”

Real Madrid managed to qualify for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with two games to spare in the group stage, thanks to a late winner from ...

The Austrian’s versatility might be the key to getting all four of them enough playing time though, by rotating the former Bayern Munich star as a centre-back or as a left-back, depending upon the game and the situation. He is not quite a starter for Real Madrid at the moment, with the combination of David Alaba and Eder Militao appearing to be Carlo Ancelotti’s first choice pairing in the heart of defence. Rudiger has proven that he deserves bigger role at Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe will have to join Liverpool, James Maddison could leave, Jim Ratcliffe is not interested in Man Utd, and Thiago Silva wants to stay at ...

Paper Round’s view: Silva is old and experienced enough not to have to have any fresh concerns about dealing with a lack of pace. But if Ratcliffe is occupied with Mercedes and Nice then he could build the latter into a massive side in Ligue 1 for relatively small amounts to get Champions League football. His confidence may have taken a blow after he failed to get the nod from Ten Hag this season despite the success they had together at Ajax, and Maddison is clearly now the better player.

Real Madrid fans are already celebrating Karim Benzema's expected Ballon d'Or victory as they displayed a tifo in the stands against Shakhtar Donetsk.

[Real Madrid’s match against Shakhtar in Warsaw](https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2021-2022/champions-league-live_sto9179725/story.shtml), fans held a big tifo with Benzema holding the golden ball which is the trophy given for the Ballon d’Or winner. [Ballon d’Or predictions: No De Bruyne or Haaland in our top five – This year, anyway](https://www.eurosport.com/football/ballon-d-or/2022/ballon-dor-2022-predictions-no-kevin-de-bruyne-or-erling-haaland-in-our-top-five-this-year-anyway_sto9173861/story.shtml) [‘No other name for the Ballon d’Or’ – Benzema backed by Real Madrid legend Valdano](https://www.eurosport.com/football/ballon-d-or/2022/no-other-name-for-the-ballon-d-or-karim-benzema-backed-for-award-by-real-madrid-legend-jorge-valdano_sto9172506/story.shtml) [take a point from their match with Shakhtar](https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2021-2022/champions-league-live_sto9179725/story.shtml). [expected Ballon d’Or victory](https://www.eurosport.com/football/ballon-d-or/2021/ballon-dor-2022-real-madrid-s-karim-benzema-and-barcelona-s-alexia-putellas-backed-by-public-to-win-_sto9180635/story.shtml)as they displayed a tifo in the stands during their Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk. [Ballon d’Or, which takes place on Monday](https://www.eurosport.com/football/ballon-d-or/2022/ballon-d-or-2022-how-to-watch-the-ceremony-date-time-live-stream-how-to-follow-on-eurosport_sto9180934/story.shtml), after he led Real Madrid to a La Liga and Champions League double last season. Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has reacted to the rumours linking Kylian Mbappe to a move to Santiago Bernabeu, once again.

Instead, Mbappe would end up extending his stint at PSG and agreed a bumper new deal. He was given a hero’s welcome by Real Madrid fans, when he played at the Santiago Bernabeu for PSG last season. We have already been through this saga once, when it was only considered a matter of time before the Frenchman arrived in the Spanish capital on a free transfer.

WHAT HAPPENED? Rudiger scored a last minute equaliser against Shakhtar Donetsk to ensure Real Madrid remained undefeated in all competitions this season.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The defender moved to Real Madrid as a free agent this summer and has been impressive ever since. The goal came with repercussions however, as the German defender sustained a cut which covered his shirt in blood, causing some distressing scenes. Rudiger scored a last minute equaliser against Shakhtar Donetsk to ensure Real Madrid remained undefeated in all competitions this season.

A neutral crowd brought in by the stars of Real Madrid soon got behind Shakhtar Donetsk, playing in Poland while Ukraine fights Russia.

[RB Leipzig](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leipzig/) in second place. Ten out of the 11 players in Shakhtar’s starting line-up against Madrid were Ukrainian. But in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday it was the opposite.

Antonio Rudiger's reward for scoring Real Madrid's late equaliser was a brutal collision with Shakhtar's keeper that left him bandaged and bruised.

[assure fans that he was OK](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjlxQpiIqph/?hl=en). the player said in a post, before adding an image to his story that showed him smiling -- while sporting a substantial bandage covering his forehead and one eye -- on the team's flight back to Madrid. [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) ( [stream live, Sunday at 10:15 a.m. It's tough, there's a lot of blood, as you saw on the pitch. His white shirt soaked in blood, and struggling to see through one eye, Rudiger was helped off by medical staff for further treatment. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was quick to calm any serious concerns in his postmatch TV interview. ET on ESPN+ in the U.S..](https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c1d55c44-6bb1-4549-b1fd-19fe4b85bb25#bucketId=40626)) In the 92nd minute the first opportunity came, as Kroos launched a quarterback-like pass into the box that Rudiger headed inches wide. Kroos added: "I've seen better pictures, to be honest. It was a sickening, worrying collision. It looked like Madrid's moment had come and gone. [Antonio Rudiger](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/169438/Antonio-Rüdiger) spared [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86)'s blushes with a late goal that qualified the reigning European champions for the [Champions League](/soccer/league/_/name/uefa.champions) round of 16 on Tuesday, but his reward was a brutal collision that saw him return to the Spanish capital with his head bandaged up.

Reports emerged on Tuesday that the Paris Saint-Germain superstar wants to leave the club - just five months after he snubbed Real Madrid by signing a new ...

'The Mbappe that doesn't want to participate in sponsorship operations isn't the Mbappe I want. Personally, I believed in the Mbappe that had a dream. He told Canal Plus: 'Mbappe has never told me about his intention to leave in January. I don't have to answer.' [Tuesday's bombshell report](/sport/football/article-11303079/Kylian-Mbappe-wants-LEAVE-PSG-January-relationship-club-completely-BROKEN.html) claimed that Mbappe told PSG he wanted to leave in July. following reports the forward wants to leave PSG after previously snubbing Los Blancos 'I didn't see the same Kylian that we wanted.

On Tuesday afternoon, it emerged that Kylian Mbappe wanted to leave Paris Saint-Germain – just five months after committing his future to the club.

I still think that he’d be perfect player for Real Madrid.” Where he would go is not yet clear. “Mbappe is not happy with the current situation, but Paris Saint-Germain insist he’s not going anywhere in January and they want to keep him as one of the stars of the project.”

With Real Madrid and Barcelona tied for points at the top of LaLiga, will Dembele step up or will Vinicius make the difference in El Clasico?

He saw from the start that he wanted me to do more for the team, to be a more complete player." He tells me straight if he thinks I need to work on something and is totally clear in his feedback on my fitness and whether or not he's including me in the starting lineup. But, at this distance, it looks like Vinicius might be richly rewarded for the way in which he's been able to blend talent, magnificent athletic speed, learning and personal development towards the greater good of Real Madrid. Almost all of Dembele's coaches, most fans, and most of the media have been left in puzzled frustration as to why he doesn't develop or improve. It's important, in comparing the two, to see how representative each player is of the current state of their respective clubs. It's a collection of good players, some of them excellent, where the ball is shuttled forward in the hope that one of the special players will do something special. What's more, across the entire season so far he's only set up one goal for striker [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski). In answer to the call, Vinicius has scored or assisted in all but two of Madrid's 12 matches this season. The World Cup-winning Frenchman followed up with just two assists and two goals in Barcelona's remaining 11 matches -- losing to Frankfurt and watching the 12-point gap between Xavi's team and Los Blancos that night in March stretch to 13 by the time the season finished. Barcelona live on ESPN+](http://www.espnfc.com/espnplus/player/_/id/c1d55c44-6bb1-4549-b1fd-19fe4b85bb25) (Sun, Oct. [Vinicius Jr.](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/257039/Vinicius), in comparison, could have been forgiven for moaning that he'd just suffered a sucker-punch, that life had just knocked him off course in pretty brutal fashion. [Eintracht Frankfurt](/soccer/team?id=125) in the Europa League quarterfinals, Dembele was in scintillating form and a determining factor against Los Blancos.