UEFA Champions League

Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk
  • 34': Pedrinho (P)
  • 80': Vinícius Tobias
  • 86': Gleiker Mendoza
FT
3 - 1
AEK Athens
  • 28': Lovro Majer

About

Shakhtar Donetsk are hosting AEK Athens at Stamford Bridge, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Vinícius Tobias.
  • 3': Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Milán Vitális (AEK Athens).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Alisson Santana (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens). Assisted by Vinícius Tobias.
  • 10': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
  • 11': Foul by Milán Vitális (AEK Athens).
  • 11': Alisson Santana (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Valerii Bondar is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Zine (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zine.
  • 16': Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
  • 16': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Lovro Majer (AEK Athens).
  • 18': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Newerton (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Filipe Relvas.
  • 20': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Newerton.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 24': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Kauã Elias is caught offside.
  • 28': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 0, AEK Athens 1. Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stavros Pilios following a fast break.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty Shakhtar Donetsk. Alisson Santana draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': VAR Decision: Penalty Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 34': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 1, AEK Athens 1. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 38': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milán Vitális.
  • 40': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
  • 42': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
  • 42': Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Zine (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stavros Pilios with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 1, AEK Athens 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Shakhtar Donetsk 1, AEK Athens 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Newerton (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedrinho.
  • 47': Foul by Lovro Majer (AEK Athens).
  • 47': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zine.
  • 50': Foul by Milán Vitális (AEK Athens).
  • 50': Alisson Santana (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 53': Offside, AEK Athens. Luka Jovic is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
  • 54': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 54': Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 56': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 58': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Alisson Santana is caught offside.
  • 59': Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 61': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
  • 61': Alisson Santana (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
  • 63': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Isaque replaces Pedrinho.
  • 63': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Gleiker Mendoza replaces Newerton.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alisson Santana with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 65': Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 66': Handball by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
  • 67': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Alisson Santana is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Gleiker Mendoza (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Henrique.
  • 68': Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Milán Vitális.
  • 70': Zine (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 71': Substitution, AEK Athens. João Mário replaces Lovro Majer.
  • 71': Substitution, AEK Athens. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Zine.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Gleiker Mendoza (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Pedro Henrique.
  • 73': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Gleiker Mendoza (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 73': Foul by Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens).
  • 73': Kauã Elias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 75': Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
  • 75': Gleiker Mendoza (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
  • 77': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Substitution, AEK Athens. Kaan Kairinen replaces Milán Vitális.
  • 79': Substitution, AEK Athens. Barnabás Varga replaces Luka Jovic.
  • 80': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 2, AEK Athens 1. Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alisson Santana.
  • 81': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Yehor Nazaryna replaces Marlon Gomes.
  • 82': João Mário (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Alisson Santana (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 83': Substitution, AEK Athens. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 84': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
  • 84': Vinícius Tobias (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Handball by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
  • 86': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 3, AEK Athens 1. Gleiker Mendoza (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Isaque.
  • 87': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Luca Meirelles replaces Kauã Elias.
  • 87': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lucas Ferreira replaces Alisson Santana.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Foul by Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens).
  • 90': Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, AEK Athens. Oleksandr Zubkov is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens).
  • 90'+2': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Gleiker Mendoza (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 3, AEK Athens 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 3, AEK Athens 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 16
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
45.5 Possession 54.5
13 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
314 Accurate Passes 403
368 Passes 447
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 8
0.4 Cross % 0.1
34 Long Balls 40
15 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 10
9 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,119

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 2 +7 6
2 Barcelona 2 +7 6
3 Aston Villa 2 +7 6
4 VfB Stuttgart 2 +5 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SHK Shakhtar Donetsk (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Dmytro Riznyk (GK)
22 Mykola Matviyenko
5 Valeriy Bondar
27 Oleh Ocheretko
13 Pedrinho
17 Vinícius Tobias
6 Marlon Gomes Yellow Card
10 Pedrinho
11 Newertton
30 Alisson Santana
9 Kauã Elias
Shakhtar Donetsk Substitutes:
Yehor Nazaryna, Lassina Traoré, Lucas Ferreira, Gleiker Mendoza, Isaque, Viktor Tsukanov, Oleksandr Karavaev, Gabriel Teixeira, Dmytro Kryskiv, Bruninho, Luca Meirelles, Kiril Fesiun.

AEK AEK Athens (4-4-2)

No. Name
91 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
44 Filipe Relvas
2 Harold Moukoudi Yellow Card
3 Stavros Pilios
12 Lazaros Rota
18 Razvan Marin Yellow Card
27 Milán Vitális
11 Aboubakary Koita
14 Lovro Majer Yellow Card
9 Luka Jovic
90 Zini
AEK Athens Substitutes:
Kervin Arriaga, Domagoj Vida, Kaan Kairinen, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Barnabás Varga, Oleksandr Zubkov, Mijat Gacinovic, João Mário, Marios Balamotis, Petros Mantalos.

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