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66% Ball Possession SHAKHTAR DONETSK and 34% Ball Possession INTER

Shakhtar Donetsk 0 – 0 Inter

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Inter ending the Champions League Group Stage Group D Matchday 2 game with a goalless draw against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday 28 September 2021 at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kiev, Ukraine. This will be the sixth game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter in European competition, with the Ukrainian side still looking for their first win (3 draws, 2 lost).  Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk were drawn in the same Champions League group for the second consecutive season. Inter were beaten 0-1 at home by Real Madrid on Matchday 1, despite having attempted 18 shots. The value of 2.5 Expected Goals was the highest of any team that failed to score in the opening round of the 2021/22 Champions League.

0 – Inter have drawn nil-nil three consecutive games against a single opponent considering all competitions for their first time since 1994, against Napoli. Interruption.#ShaktharInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/lnyc2ev9tL

— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) September 28, 2021

• Stats before game.  Shakthar and Inter, both of their matches in 2020/21 ended goalless, despite Inter having attempted 32 shots and recorded a total of 3.1 Expected goals in these two games.  Shakhtar Donetsk have only scored one goal in their previous five games against Inter Milan, and have failed to score in their last three: all of them arrived early 2020 (0-5 in the Europa League and two goalless draws in the last Champions League). Inter are unbeaten in the Champions League against Ukrainian sides (2W, 4D), with all six games coming in the competition’s group stage (2W, 2D against Dinamo Kiev and 2N against Shakhtar Donetsk).
  Shakhtar Donetsk have only won one of their last nine Champions League home games (4D, 4L), but the victory came in the last game of this series: 2-0 against Real Madrid in last season’s group stage.  Shakhtar Donetsk manager Roberto De Zerbi has only won one of his previous seven matches with Inter Milan (2D, 4L) – all in Serie A – while he has seen his teams suffer an average of two goals per game against the Nerazzurri. (14 in total).

Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Roberto De Zerbi and Inter Coach Simone Inzaghi greeting before the game.

👉 Lineup SHAKHTAR DONETSK (4-2-3-1): 30 Pyatov; 2 Dodo, 5 Marlon, 22 Matviyenko, 31 Ismaily; 7 Maycon, 6 Stepanenko; 38 Pedrinho, 21 Alan Patrick, 19 Solomon; 23 Traore.

👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): 1 Handanovic; 37 Skriniar, 6 De Vrij, 95 Bastoni; 2 Dumfries, 8 Vecino, 77 Brozovic, 23 Barella, 32 Dimarco; 9 Dzeko, 10 Lautaro.

Photo via twitter.com/Inter_en

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📺 Click the video to watch Shakhtar Donetsk 0 – 0 Inter highlights on Tuesday 28 September 2021

🖤🧡 Our dressing room awaiting the arrival of the team ⚒#Shakhtar #ShakhtarInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/hgSNh8NKCk

— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) September 28, 2021

⚒🧡 Shakhtar line-up for the @ChampionsLeague match vs @Inter_en ⚔️

⭐️ Follow the super game online: https://t.co/PBZhcQIrKx.#Shakhtar #ShakhtarInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/DZCqc2fkFe

— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) September 28, 2021

👕 | DRESSING ROOM

The costumes are ready 😍#ShakhtarInter #UCL #ForzaInter pic.twitter.com/1fGC7khUR2

— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) September 28, 2021

📣 | LINE-UP

The cast of #ShakhtarInter #UCL #ForzaInter ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/d04mE4f8kh

— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) September 28, 2021

🏆👉Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter, Match Officials
🗓️ Tuesday 28 September 2021
🏟️ NSC Olimpiyskiy
⏲️18:45

🙍‍♂️ Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU)
🚩Assistants: Vasile Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene
4⃣ Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete@Inter_en @ChampionsLeague https://t.co/lhLMDO9FK3 pic.twitter.com/oju3Luuxrv

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 28, 2021

🏟️ STADIUM
To the stage!
Act 2 🎭

Start time: 18:45 CEST
Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Cast: you already know 😉#ShakhtarInter #UCL #ForzaInterpic.twitter.com/AMzYeaqrBs

— Inter 🏆🇮🇹 (@Inter_en) September 28, 2021

👉First half is over. Shakhtar Donetsk – Inter

⚽️ No Goals

✍️ Ball Possession: 61% @FCShakhtar_eng and 39% @Inter_en

✅ https://t.co/lusiuZlDo8@IntChampionsCup @socios @TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @InterClubLA @InterClubDC @InterStats @interstreaming https://t.co/9JGqGAKaEd

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 28, 2021

Inzaghi looking for solutions in the second half

👉Result Shakhtar Donetsk 0 – 0 Inter
1 point each

⚽️ No Goals

✍️ Ball Possession: 66% @FCShakhtar_eng and 34% @Inter_en

✅ https://t.co/zN5uYRqdla@IntChampionsCup @socios @TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @InterClubLA @InterClubDC @InterStats @interstreaming @SerieAFFC https://t.co/sH7oxIzzoJ

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 28, 2021

2021 – 2022 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage – Group D Matchday 2

Shakhtar Donetsk – Inter
Tuesday 28 September 2021
NSC Olimpiyskiy
Kiev, Ukraine

18:45

Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU)
Referee Observer: Jorn West Larsen (DEN)

Goals:

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

SHAKHTAR DONETSK (4-2-3-1): 30 Pyatov; 2 Dodo, 5 Marlon, 22 Matviyenko, 31 Ismaily; 7 Maycon, 6 Stepanenko; 38 Pedrinho, 21 Alan Patrick, 19 Solomon; 23 Traore.

Subs: 81 Trubin, 3 Vitao, 4 Kryvstov, 8 Marcos Antonio, 11 Marlos, 14 Tete, 15 Bondarenko, 20 Mudryk, 20 Konoplia, 44 Korniienko, 45 Sikan, 77 Bondar.

Coach: Roberto De Zerbi.

INTER (3-5-2): 1 Handanovic; 37 Skriniar, 6 De Vrij, 95 Bastoni; 2 Dumfries, 8 Vecino, 77 Brozovic, 23 Barella, 32 Dimarco; 9 Dzeko, 10 Lautaro.

Subs: 21 Cordaz, 97 Radu, 5 Gagliardini, 7 Sanchez, 11 Kolarov, 13 Ranocchia, 14 Perisic, 19 Correa, 20 Calhanoglu, 22 Vidal, 33 D’Ambrosio, 36 Darmian.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi.