FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs FC Barcelona, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Volksparkstadion.
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Irfan Peljto
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Davor Beljo
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov FC Barcelona H 1–0 W 25 Oct FC Barcelona A 1–2 L 04 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 3–2 W 19 Sep FC Porto H 1–3 L 16 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–7 L 09 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–1 L 04 Nov Real Sociedad de Futbol A 1–0 W 28 Oct Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L 25 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–1 W 22 Oct Athletic Club H 1–0 W 08 Oct Granada CF A 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to score. At the same time, FC Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Pedri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Shakhtar Donetsk that had 203 games and scored 91 goals.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Heorhii Sudakov suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Danylo Sikan puts FK Shakhtar Donetsk on the lead.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ronald Araujo on 45.
- 50' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is showing some good football. However, FK Shakhtar Donetsk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marino Pusic.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giorgi Gocholeishvili, as he is very good at scoring at Volksparkstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 59 minute. Oriol Romeu leaves to be changed by Pedri.
- 60' Joao Felix is replacing Raphinha for the FC Barcelona side.
- 63' Another change for FK Shakhtar Donetsk made on 63 minute. Danylo Sikan leaves to be changed by Kevin Kelsy.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 73' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Taras Stepanenko is replaced by Yegor Nazaryna on 73 minute.
- 78' It’s high time Xavi Hernandez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 81' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Pablo Gavira departs to be replaced by Fermin Lopez.
- 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' The referee shows FK Shakhtar Donetsk player a Yellow card on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in FK Shakhtar Donetsk team. Newerton is replaced by Marian Shved on 90 minute.
- With this win, FK Shakhtar Donetsk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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FK Shakhtar Donetsk
4-1-4-1Starting XI- 6
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Danylo Sikan ↓ Kevin Kelsy 63'
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Newerton ↓ Marian Shved 90'
Bench- 1
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Marian Shved ↑ 90'
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Kevin Kelsy ↑ 63'
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Yegor Nazaryna ↑ 73'
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Coach Marino PusicFC Barcelona
4-3-3Starting XI-
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Marcos Alonso ↓ Alex Balde 60'
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Oriol Romeu ↓ Pedri 59'
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Ferran Torres ↓ Lamine Yamal 59'
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Raphinha ↓ Joao Felix 60'
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Pablo Gavira ↓ Fermin Lopez 81'
Bench- 23
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Joao Felix ↑ 60'
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Pedri ↑ 59'
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Alex Balde ↑ 60'
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Lamine Yamal ↑ 59'
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Fermin Lopez ↑ 81'
Coach Xavi Hernandez -
Head to Head
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona W 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto L 2023-03-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-03-09 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam DFC Barcelona Form