FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3 - 1 PAE AEK — Highlights & Result
UEFA Champions League
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(1 week ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Shakhtar Donetsk transformed their European standing on matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League, rocketing from 25th up to 10th in the 36-team standings following a 3-1 victory over PAE AEK. The table is currently led by Paris Saint-Germain on six points, leaving Shakhtar just two points adrift of the summit, while PAE AEK slipped from 17th to 20th and sit three points behind the leaders.
The hosts entered the fixture carrying a scoring run that stretched across six consecutive matches in all competitions, despite a testing European sequence that included a 1-5 home loss against Bayern. PAE AEK arrived having won 1-0 at home to LASK in their previous continental outing. Lovro Majer initially put the visitors ahead in the 28th minute with an assist from Stavros Pilios, before Pedrinho equalized from the penalty spot in the 34th minute.
After the interval, Shakhtar seized control as Vinícius Tobias netted in the 80th minute from an Alisson assist, followed by Gleiker Mendoza scoring in the 86th minute with an assist by Isaque. Vinícius Tobias earned the highest rating of the night with a 7.8, while Lovro Majer and Alisson Santana also stood out with respective ratings of 7.3. Statistically, the home side edged possession at 54% to 46% and registered 12 shots compared to 13 from PAE AEK, with an expected goals tally of 1.41 to 1.12.
Looking ahead to the next round of fixtures on the continent, Shakhtar will travel to face Inter on 21 October, while PAE AEK take an away trip to Manchester City on 20 October.
The hosts entered the fixture carrying a scoring run that stretched across six consecutive matches in all competitions, despite a testing European sequence that included a 1-5 home loss against Bayern. PAE AEK arrived having won 1-0 at home to LASK in their previous continental outing. Lovro Majer initially put the visitors ahead in the 28th minute with an assist from Stavros Pilios, before Pedrinho equalized from the penalty spot in the 34th minute.
After the interval, Shakhtar seized control as Vinícius Tobias netted in the 80th minute from an Alisson assist, followed by Gleiker Mendoza scoring in the 86th minute with an assist by Isaque. Vinícius Tobias earned the highest rating of the night with a 7.8, while Lovro Majer and Alisson Santana also stood out with respective ratings of 7.3. Statistically, the home side edged possession at 54% to 46% and registered 12 shots compared to 13 from PAE AEK, with an expected goals tally of 1.41 to 1.12.
Looking ahead to the next round of fixtures on the continent, Shakhtar will travel to face Inter on 21 October, while PAE AEK take an away trip to Manchester City on 20 October.
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Match stats
Shaktar v PAE AEK
54%
Possession
46%
1.41
Expected goals (xG)
1.12
12
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
3
6
Shots inside the box
8
5
Corners
2
447
Passes
368
90%
Pass accuracy
85%
2
Saves
1
16
Fouls
17
4
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
4
Lineups & player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Vinícius Tobias · Shaktar
90'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 18' 🟨 Lovro Majer · PAE AEK
- 28' ⚽ Lovro Majer · assist Stavros Pilios · PAE AEK
- 34' ⚽ Pedrinho (pen) · Shaktar
- 42' 🟨 Harold Moukoudi · PAE AEK
- 54' 🟨 Marlon Gomes · Shaktar
- 61' 🟨 Răzvan Marin · PAE AEK
- 80' ⚽ Vinícius Tobias · assist Alisson · Shaktar
- 86' ⚽ Gleiker Mendoza · assist Isaque · Shaktar
- 90' 🟨 Barnabás Varga · PAE AEK
Shaktar
4-1-4-1- 17 Vinícius Tobias ⚽ 90' 7.8
- 5 V. Bondar 90' 6.6
- 22 M. Matvienko 90' 6.2
- 13 Pedrinho 90' 7.1
- 27 O. Ocheretko 90' 6.5
- 31 D. Riznyk 90' 7.0
- 30 Alisson Santana 🅰️ 87' 7.3
- 9 Kauã Elias 87' 6.5
- 6 Marlon Gomes 🟨 81' 6.4
- 10 Pedrinho ⚽ 63' 7.0
- 11 Newertton 63' 6.4
- Isaque · sub 🅰️ 27' 6.4
- 77 G. Mendoza · sub ⚽ 27' 7.3
- 29 E. Nazaryna · sub 9' 6.0
- 49 Luca Meirelles · sub 3' 6.9
- 37 Lucas Ferreira · sub 3' 6.2
PAE AEK
4-4-2- 91 A. Brignoli 90' 5.9
- 12 L. Rota 90' 5.8
- 2 H. Moukoudi 🟨 90' 6.2
- 44 Filipe Relvas 90' 6.3
- 3 S. Pilios 🅰️ 90' 6.1
- 11 A. Koita 90' 6.5
- 18 R. Marin 🟨 83' 6.5
- 9 L. Jović 79' 6.7
- 27 M. Vitális 78' 6.6
- 90 Zini 71' 6.3
- 14 L. Majer ⚽ 🟨 71' 7.3
- 8 M. Gaćinović · sub 19' 5.8
- 23 João Mário · sub 19' 5.7
- 6 K. Kairinen · sub 12' 5.6
- 19 B. Varga · sub 🟨 11' 6.1
- 10 O. Zubkov · sub 7' 5.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Shaktar
23rd
in the table · 1 pts from 1
· GD 0
PAE AEK
17th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +1
Form going into the match
PAE AEK