Nacho controls the ball during the match in Kiev against Shakhtar on Tuesday.SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP
The
Real Madrid
can certify Tuesday their place in
the knockout stages of the Champions League if they
beat the home to
Shakhtar Donetsk
. After their two victories against Inter, Zidane's men have made up for the mistakes in their encounters against the Ukrainians and Monchengaldbach, but they cannot get lost in such a tight group. If they are defeated, they will not depend on themselves in the last round. Even without Sergio Ramos, the good news is in the recovery of Karim Benzema, who entered the squad after being absent in Madrid's last three games. In the stadium where they play this Tuesday, the Kiev Olympic, the French striker scored his only goal in a Champions League final of the four he has played. It was in 2018, against Liverpool, for Ramos to lift Real Madrid's 13th Champions League, the third in a row. His rival, who gave the surprise by winning in Valdebebas with a team plagued by casualties from covid-19, has recovered several troops, but the two defeats against Monchengaldbach have lowered his expectations. Follow the minute by minute of the match live: