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Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk: result 4-0 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage · Matchday 1Kick-off on September 15, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Real Madrid
4-0
Shakhtar Donetsk

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What was the result of Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk?

Real Madrid won 4-0 on September 15, 2015.

Goalscorers

  • 30′K. BenzemaReal Madrid
  • 54′Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid (pen.)
  • 63′Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid (pen.)
  • 81′Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid

Official lineup for Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Madrid

  1. 7Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. 9K. Benzema
  3. 11G. Bale
  1. 8T. Kroos
  2. 19L. Modrić
  3. 22Isco
  1. 2R. Varane
  2. 4Sergio Ramos
  3. 12Marcelo
  4. 15Dani Carvajal
  1. 1K. Navas

Shakhtar Donetsk

  1. 21O. Gladkyi
  2. 29Alex Teixeira
  1. 6T. Stepanenko
  2. 8Fred
  3. 11Marlos
  4. 28Taison
  1. 5Olexandr Kucher
  2. 33Darijo Srna
  3. 44Y. Rakitskyi
  4. 66Márcio Azevedo
  1. 30A. Pyatov
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Madrid have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Shakhtar Donetsk have 8, 5 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Real Madrid
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 12, 2015Espanyol(away)6-0La Liga
Aug 29, 2015Real Betis(home)5-0La Liga
Aug 23, 2015Sporting Gijon(away)0-0La Liga
May 23, 2015Getafe(home)7-3La Liga
May 17, 2015Espanyol(away)4-1La Liga
Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 11, 2015Metalist(away)5-0Premier League
Aug 28, 2015Metalurh Zaporizhya(home)2-0Premier League
Aug 25, 2015Rapid Vienna(home)2-2UEFA Champions League
Aug 22, 2015Arsenal Kyiv(away)3-0Cup
Aug 19, 2015Rapid Vienna(away)1-0UEFA Champions League

How many goals should we expect?

Real Madrid score 2.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Shakhtar Donetsk score 2.0 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Madrid2.90.978/1511/15
Shakhtar Donetsk2.00.895/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Madrid sit 2nd in UEFA Champions League (12 points from 4 matches) and Shakhtar Donetsk sit 21st (4 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
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2Real Madrid440013712
21Shakhtar Donetsk4112444

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