On September 6, Shakhtar Donetsk played the first match in the Champions League group away against the German Leipzig.

Wards of Igor Jovicevic won a sensational victory with a score of 4:1.

Already in the 16th minute, Shved put pressure on goalkeeper Gulachi, who went far out of the goal, took the ball away and put the Pitmen ahead.

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In the second half, in the 57th minute, the Germans equalized with Simakan's efforts, but Shakhtar immediately responded with another goal scored. The Swede shot after a pass from Mudrik and after a rebound the ball ended up in the net.

Leipzig tried to push, but the Pitmen were again able to show their skills on counterattacks.

In the 76th minute, Sudakov brought Mudrik to the shooting position, who outplayed the goalkeeper. In the 85th minute, Traore put an end to it - the striker shot after a pass from Mudrik along the gate.

Shakhtar will play their next match in Group F against Celtic on 14 September in Warsaw.

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Earlier it was reported that UEFA banned Shakhtar from placing the UNITED24 logo on their uniforms in Champions League matches.