Donetsk's Shakhtar continues to surprise. In a situation where it seemed that everything was going against the miners, Luis Castro's team once again took second place in Group B of the Champions League. And all this, no more, no less, after the second(!) victory over Real Madrid this season. Before the game in Kyiv, everyone understood that this time it was impossible to count on underestimation from the "Royal Club". The Madrid side had already lost too much in the first two matches to calm down with two victories over Inter. Moreover, as recently as this weekend, Real received a shake-up in the Spanish championship, losing at home to Alaves. But Shakhtar also came out for the game as mobilized as possible, which brought results - in the first half, the visitors essentially had only one chance. At the very beginning of the match, Asensio got into a shooting position, but Trubin reacted, saving the ball flying under the crossbar. On the other hand, Shakhtar itself did not look helpless and hopeless in attack, as it did in previous matches with Borussia. Shots were not frequent, but still - by halftime, it seemed that a positive result could be achieved with Real. In the second half, the miners started to play bolder, more often breaking into counterattacks. This weapon, by the way, brought victory in Madrid. And it played in the return game in Kyiv. The beginning was laid in the 57th minute. It seemed that the quick counterattack did not work out, and at the same time the sharpness disappeared, but Kovalenko gave a pass to the penalty area to Marlos, and then the Real defenders made a gross mistake, practically bringing Dentinho one-on-one. And the Brazilian did not miss his chance - 1:0! Of course, Real tried to fix everything - first by the forces of those who started the match from the very beginning, then Zidane tried to refresh the game of his team with substitutions. But Luis Castro's substitution worked. In the 82nd minute, Dentinho got out of a difficult situation in his half of the field, then Solomon was sent on a run down the left flank and finished his raid with an accurate shot into the near bottom corner - 2:0! Whatever happens in the last round, this is definitely an extraordinary and memorable European season for Shakhtar. With two victories over Real, it couldn't be otherwise. According to Megaratings, in the final round of the group stage, the «miners» December 9 will play in Milan with «Inter». 
 
«Shakhtar» (Donetsk) – «Real» (Madrid) – 2:0 (0:0)

Kyiv, NSC «Olympic», without spectators
 
Goals: 1:0 Dentinho (57), 2:0 Solomon (82)
 
«Shakhtar»: Trubin, Dodo, Bondar, Vitão, Matvienko, Stepanenko (c), Kovalenko (Patrick, 85), Marlos (Maycon, 73), Tete, Taison (Solomon, 74), Moraes (Dentinho, 25; Fernando, 85)