Shakhtar vs Inter: Shakhtar and Inter look to open their Champions League account as they meet in the next match of Group D on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Shakhtar vs Inter
Venue: NSK Olimpijs’kyj, Kyiv, Ukraine
Date: Tuesday 28th September, 2021
Time: 10:15 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/
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⏰ 18:45 CET
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🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/Aew2zy7HWf
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Preview
Shakhtar were convincingly beaten 2-0 in their opening match of Group D against FC Sheriff and eye a first win in this match.
Goals from Traore and Yansane was enough to inflict a defeat on the Ukrainian side.
Post that defeat, Shakhtar won their next 3 league matches and head into this one with form on their side.
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On the other hand, Inter were narrowly beaten 0-1 at home by Real Madrid in their opening match.
Rodrygo scored the only goal of the contest late in the second half as Inter succumbed.
Inzaghi’s men were resilient and formidable and would like to bring that performance on show against Shakhtar.
Both the teams lost their first matches and is a chance to get the opening points here.
These two sides met last in the group stage of UCL last season where it finished 0-0 home and away.
Form Guide
Shakhtar: WLWWW
Inter: DLWWD
It’s @ChampionsLeague time!
👊🏻 Final preparations for the match vs Inter.#ShakhtarInter #UCL #Shakhtar pic.twitter.com/8OaFyFV3kq
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) September 27, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1 Veres Rivne
Inter 2-2 Atalanta
🏃 | ALLENAMENTO
L’allenamento dei nerazzurri alla vigilia di #ShakhtarInter
Gallery completa 👉 https://t.co/an3dhrBD5s#UCL #ForzaInter pic.twitter.com/qYgvUiH5WJ
— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter) September 27, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Shakhtar vs Inter in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App or Jio TV while the broadcast is on Sony Ten 2.
Team News
Moraes, Dentinho, Fernando, Matviyenko and Konoplyanka miss out for the hosts due to injuries.
Meanwhile; Eriksen, Brazao and Sensi continue being absent for Inter due to long term issues.
Shakhtar possible 11:
Pyatov, Dodo, Marlon, Krivtsov, Ismaily, Antonio, Barberan, Tete, Patrick, Marlos and Traore
Inter possible 11:
Handanovic, Bastoni, de Vrij, Skriniar, Perisic, Calhanoglu, Brozovic, Barella, Darmian, Martinez and Dzeko
Prediction: Shakhtar 1-3 Inter
Shakhtar has been on a roll since the opening day loss and only lost 1 of their last 5 matches. Hence, the form is their half.
But the quality and experience are in the half of the Italian outfit. Hence, we see them take all three points from their visit to Ukraine.
Players to watch out for: Tete, Traore, Martinez and Calhanoglu.