Match ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 0, Inter Milan 0.

Shakhtar Donetsk remained top of Champions League Group B as they held on for a goalless draw against a wasteful Inter Milan side in Kyiv.
Inter twice hit the crossbar - Nicolo Barella from 18 yards out and then through Romelu Lukaku, whose powerful free-kick was tipped on to the bar by 19-year-old goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin.
Lautaro Martinez also shot wide from six yards after Trubin had parried Marcelo Brozovic's strike as Shakhtar followed up their shock 3-2 win at Real Madrid with another fine result.
Inter have not reached the knockout stages of the Champions League since 2011-12 and now have two points from two games.
But boss Antonio Conte will be wondering how his side did not gain the victory against a Shakhtar side who only had one shot on target.
Shakhtar caused a huge upset last week as the Ukrainians, without eight players because of Covid-19, scored three times in the opening 42 minutes on their way to victory against Spanish champions Real.
Manager Luis Castro rewarded his young Shakhtar team by naming the same starting 11, with eight players aged 21 or under.
However, Inter dominated throughout. Lukaku was one-on-one with Trubin but the goalkeeper blocked his effort, before Barella's rebound shot hit the woodwork.
Ex-Manchester United striker Lukaku, who had scored in each of his previous nine European games for Inter, then headed wide from a corner and later had a free-kick superbly saved by the impressive Trubin.
The teenager did well to parry Brozovic's effort but was fortunate that Martinez could not finish the rebound with the goal unguarded as Shakhtar held on for a draw.
Inter play away at Real Madrid next Tuesday, with Shakhtar at home to Borussia Monchengladbach before the reverse fixtures three weeks later.
Player of the match
BondarValerii Bondar
Shakhtar Donetsk
Avg
- Squad number77Player nameBondarAverage rating
8.19
- Squad number15Player nameKorniienkoAverage rating
7.96
- Squad number2Player nameDodôAverage rating
7.89
- Squad number7Player nameTaisonAverage rating
7.78
- Squad number27Player nameMayconAverage rating
7.63
- Squad number14Player nameTetêAverage rating
7.56
- Squad number22Player nameMatvienkoAverage rating
7.08
- Squad number5Player nameKhocholavaAverage rating
7.07
- Squad number81Player nameTrubinAverage rating
6.91
- Squad number11Player nameMarlosAverage rating
6.43
- Squad number8Player nameMarcos AntônioAverage rating
6.36
- Squad number19Player nameSolomonAverage rating
5.84
- Squad number9Player nameDentinhoAverage rating
5.39
- Squad number21Player nameAlan PatrickAverage rating
5.00
Inter Milan
Avg
- Squad number24Player nameEriksenAverage rating
6.00
- Squad number15Player nameYoungAverage rating
5.81
- Squad number14Player namePerisicAverage rating
5.80
- Squad number6Player namede VrijAverage rating
5.79
- Squad number1Player nameHandanovicAverage rating
5.74
- Squad number33Player nameD'AmbrosioAverage rating
5.48
- Squad number2Player nameHakimiAverage rating
5.24
- Squad number10Player nameMartínezAverage rating
5.18
- Squad number95Player nameBastoniAverage rating
5.17
- Squad number23Player nameBarellaAverage rating
5.00
- Squad number99Player namePinamontiAverage rating
4.76
- Squad number36Player nameDarmianAverage rating
4.65
- Squad number22Player nameVidalAverage rating
4.61
- Squad number9Player nameLukakuAverage rating
4.42
- Squad number77Player nameBrozovicAverage rating
3.81
Line-ups
Shakhtar Donetsk
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 81Trubin
- 2Cordeiro Dos Santos
- 77Bondar
- 5KhocholavaSubstituted forMatvienkoat 62'minutes
- 15Korniienko
- 27de Andrade Barberan
- 14Cardoso Lemos Martins
- 11MarlosSubstituted forLourencoat 88'minutes
- 8Marcos Antônio
- 19Solomon
- 9DentinhoSubstituted forTaisonat 15'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Shevchenko
- 6Stepanenko
- 7Taison
- 21Lourenco
- 22Matvienko
- 23Vakula
- 28Robson Cipriano
- 30Pyatov
- 49da Silva Matos
- 50Bolbat
- 59V'Yunnik
- 61Sudakov
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Handanovic
- 33D'AmbrosioSubstituted forDarmianat 80'minutes
- 6de Vrij
- 95BastoniBooked at 31mins
- 2Hakimi
- 23Barella
- 77Brozovic
- 22VidalBooked at 64minsSubstituted forEriksenat 79'minutes
- 15YoungSubstituted forPinamontiat 85'minutes
- 9Lukaku
- 10MartínezSubstituted forPerisicat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Kolarov
- 13Ranocchia
- 14Perisic
- 24Eriksen
- 27Padelli
- 35Stankovic
- 36Darmian
- 42Moretti
- 44Nainggolan
- 46Vezzoni
- 50Bonfanti
- 99Pinamonti
- Referee:
- Georgi Kabakov
- Attendance:
- 10,178
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away4
- Corners
- Home2
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 0, Inter Milan 0.
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Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Inter Milan).
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Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk).
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Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
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Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
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Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Alan Patrick replaces Marlos.
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Ashley Young because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio.
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Christian Eriksen replaces Arturo Vidal.
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Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
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Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tetê.
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic replaces Lautaro Martínez.
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Foul by Ashley Young (Inter Milan).
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Tetê (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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