Real Madrid was close to a miracle, but suffered a painful defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk © JumpStory

Madrid's "Real" team started the UEFA Champions League battles with failure. Z. Zidane's disciples, at home, lost 3:2 to Donetsk's "Shakhtar" footballers. The match began more successfully for the guests, who surged ahead already in the 29th minute after Tete's goal. In the 33rd minute, R. Varane put the ball into his own net and the score became 0:2. At the end of the first half, M. Solomon added the third goal for the team. After a long break, "Real" players took control of the game and already in the 54th minute L. Modric reduced the score to 1:3. In the 59th minute, immediately after a substitution, Vinicius added another goal. However, in the second minute of added time, Madrid's "Real" created a miracle and equalized the score, but after a VAR review, the goal was not counted.

In other matches, the "Salzburg" and "Lokomotiv" teams met. The match ended in a fierce 2:2 draw. The guest from Moscow surged ahead in the 19th minute after Eder's goal. However, at the end of the first half, D. Szoboszlai equalized the score in the 45th minute. The hosts surged ahead in the 50th minute after Z. Junuzovičius' goal. In the 75th minute, V. Lisakovičius equalized the score once more.