Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk have defeated Spain’s Real Madrid 3-2 in their opening Group B match of the Champions League.
The match took place at the Alfredo di Stefano training ground in Madrid on October 21. The Ukrainian club raced into a 3-0 lead after the first half of the match.
In another Group B game, Italy’s Inter and Germany’s Borussia Monchengladbach played out a 2-2 draw at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan.
Shakhtar will play their next game against Inter in Kyiv on October 27.
