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Champions League Matchday 3 Wed 21 Oct

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Augusto 77′Bastoni 68′

Full-time 1:0
Away Shakhtar Donetsk

Player of the match Henrikh Mkhitaryan 7.6

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 5.3/10 more watchable than 53% of Champions League matches Red card at 68′. How we rate

GolVolt rating 5.3GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 77' Augusto, 1:0

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 26% to 76% (Inter).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+3' · 1:0Inter 93%draw 6%Shakhtar Donetsk 0%

Key stats

45% Possession 55%
1.00 xG (expected goals) 0.82
13 Shots 12
5 On target 4
1 Big chances 0
5 Corners 4
All stats (22)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 79 1–0

    Carlos Augusto scores, Inter 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk

    Carlos Augusto put Inter ahead in the 77th minute of their Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk. Henrikh Mkhitaryan provided the assist. It is the first goal of the game.

    Number of the match: 2 — Carlos Augusto already has two goals in this season's Champions League.

Live · half-time · 0–0

Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk goalless at half-time in the Champions League

In their Champions League matchday 3 game, Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk head into the dressing room at 0–0. The first half produced a similar number of shots and shots on target.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 2 That is how many shots on target both Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk managed before the break, and none ended in a goal.

Evenly matched first-half stats. Shakhtar Donetsk had more of the ball, with 55% possession to Inter's 45%. Even so, Inter had more shots: 7 to 6. There were two shots on target each. Inter won four corners, Shakhtar Donetsk two.

Before the match

Inter have scored in 10 straight matches, Shakhtar Donetsk in eight

In matchday 3 of the Champions League, Inter host Shakhtar Donetsk. The hosts have scored in 10 consecutive matches, the visitors in eight, and both sides have players missing.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article

Number of the match 10 That is how many consecutive matches with a goal Inter have behind them before the game against Shakhtar.

Inter after the defeat to Club Brugge

Inter go into the match after a 3–4 defeat to Club Brugge in matchday 2 of the Champions League.

Shakhtar with goals and good form

Shakhtar Donetsk have scored in eight consecutive matches. In matchday 2 of the Champions League they beat AEK Athens 3–1, with goals from Pedrinho from the penalty spot, Vinícius Tobias and Gleiker Mendoza. Lovro Majer scored for the Greeks. In this year's Champions League Shakhtar have played two matches: won one, drawn one, with a goal difference of 4–2. In the Ukrainian league they beat Kolos Kovalivka 2–1 at home in round 9 and took the lead in the table. They have won four of their last five matches.

Absentees on both sides

Inter will be without the injured Curtis Jones, Benjamin Pavard and Lautaro Martínez. Shakhtar have five players suspended: Denys Tvardovskyi, Prosper Obah, Maryan Shved, Tymur Puzankov and Viktor Korniyenko. In addition, Eguinaldo is injured.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Red card at 68′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Red card at 68′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Augusto scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.2 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 3.3 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 5.3more watchable than 53% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

1 goal6 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 32' SubstitutionNazaryna for Pedrinho
  2. 36' Oleg Ocheretkoyellow card · foul
  3. Half-time · 0:0
  4. 54' Marcus Thuramyellow card · dissent
  5. 59' 3 substitutionsBisseck for DimarcoDiouf for SpenceZielinski for Çalhanoğlu
  6. 66' Alessandro Bastoniyellow card · dissent
  7. 68' Alessandro Bastonisecond yellow, sent off · foul
  8. 68' Marlon Gomesyellow card · dissent
  9. 72' 3 substitutionsIsaque for OcheretkoNewerton for MendozaTraoré for Elias
  10. 72' Petar Sučićyellow card · foul
  11. 73' SubstitutionHenrique for Sučić
  12. 75' SubstitutionMkhitaryan for Bonny
  13. 77' Goal: Carlos Augustoleft foot · assist: Mkhitaryan1:0
  14. 83' SubstitutionBruninho for Alisson
  15. Full-time · 1:0

Match stats

Shooting

1.00 xG (expected goals) 0.82
13 Shots 12
5 On target 4
1 Big chances 0
6 Off target 3
2 Blocked 5
8 Inside the box 6
5 Outside the box 6

Play

45% Possession 55%
5 Corners 4
420 Passes 522
87% Pass accuracy 91%
12 Key passes 9
106 Attacks 118
51 Dangerous attacks 47

Defence

25 Tackles 15
7 Interceptions 8
4 Saves 4

Discipline

9 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

3-5-2 –4-1-4-1

Inter

Shakhtar Donetsk

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Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Shakhtar Donetsk

Match sheet

Coaches
Cristian Chivu Inter Arda Turan Shakhtar Donetsk
Stadium
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Inter Henrikh Mkhitaryan 7.56
  2. 2. place · Inter Carlos Augusto 7.49
  3. 3. place · Inter Josep Martínez 7.48

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Absences

Inter · 3 out

  • Curtis Jones Injured

    since 8 Oct · until 28 Oct · 3 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Benjamin Pavard Injured

    since 16 Oct · until 6 Nov · 1 match missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Lautaro Martínez Injured

    since 15 Oct · until 10 Nov · 1 match missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

Shakhtar Donetsk · 7 out

  • Denys Tvardovskyi Suspended

    since 3 Sep · until 31 Jan 2027 · 9 matches missed

  • Prosper Obah Suspended

    since 3 Sep · until 31 Jan 2027 · 9 matches missed

  • Maryan Shved Suspended

    since 1 Jul · 18 matches missed

  • Tymur Puzankov Suspended

    since 1 Jul · 18 matches missed

  • Viktor Korniyenko Suspended

    since 1 Jul 2025 · 76 matches missed

  • Eguinaldo Injured

    since 13 Jul · return date unknown · 18 matches missed · Shoulder Injury

  • Irakli Azarovi Injured

    since 4 Sep · return date unknown · 9 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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