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Real Madrid seeks tonight the mathematical classification for the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Ancelotti's team faces Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw (9:00 pm, by Movistar), where the Ukrainian team has to play its matches due to the war that is ravaging the country.
The whites are chasing the full number of victories to secure a place in the round of 16 within two days and reach this Sunday's classic against Barcelona with high morale.
After resting in the League against Getafe, Benzema returns to the starting eleven, from which Vinicius falls, replaced by Hazard.
Courtois does not play either, replaced again by Lunin.
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Anatolii Trubin, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Matvyenko, Yukhym Konoplia, Valerii Bondar, Mykhailo Mudryk, Zubkov, Stepanenko, Artem Bondarenko, Sudakov, and Lassina Traore
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Andriy Lunin, Nacho, Rüdiger, Lucas Vázquez, Ferland Mendy, Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Kroos, Benzema, Hazard and Rodrygo
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Orel Grinfeeld
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Shakhtar - Real Madrid: the ball does not stop
The bombs fall on the Ukraine of Shakhtar Donetsk, but football does not forgive.
The circus rarely stops.
Five days after a league classic that could set a trend and with the world looking towards the bombings on the other side of the Polish border, Real Madrid arrives in Warsaw, the new home of the suffering and nomadic Shakhtar, with the high beams on (9:00 p.m. , Movistar Champions League).
His qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League is taken for granted, due to the full three wins and his obvious superiority over the rest of the group, but what he is looking for in this trip is to lighten his calendar.
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Real Madrid left one of the Champions League goals against Shakhtar at the Bernabéu
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“It's not just football; we talk about life"
Where was its traditional social mass, that of all life in Donetsk and surroundings?
“In all places: in Ukraine, in Europe, in Russia…”, resolves an employee of the entity about a fact that has been turning Shakhtar into an anomaly for eight years, and that now Putin's planes have only exacerbated it .
"The Shakthar is a symbol of the country," another worker finished on Monday at the gates of the stadium.
"I haven't been to my city and the stadium for three years, since 2014. The terrorists occupied the offices," he added resignedly together with Legia staff, who help them in the preparations for the Champions League matches that they play in Poland.
It was the natural destination, since this country has been the largest recipient of refugees (1.4 million there are now, according to Acnur) due to its geographical proximity, and its cultural and linguistic closeness.
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Some recommended reading
As always, before the game starts I want to recommend a couple of articles that Lorenzo Calonge has prepared about the situation that Shakhtar Donetsk is going through.
The Ukrainian team is exiled from their country due to the war and many of its players have family or friends directly affected by the conflict.
His story is shocking.
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The arrival of Real Madrid at the stadium
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Ancelotti before the match
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The Italian attends Movistar on the pitch at the Warsaw stadium and stresses that this match should serve to rest important players, although he acknowledges that it is most likely that Modric or Vinicius will take the field in the second half.
The coach highlights the inclusion of Hazard in the eleven.
"It's very good and we want it to be important."
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Shakhtar eleven
The Ukrainian team, like at the Bernabéu, comes out with many players with a defensive profile and only one striker.
Shakhtar's full eleven is: Trubin;
Mykhaylichenko, Bondar, Matviyenko, Konoplia;
Stepanenko;
Traore, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Mudryk;
Zubkov.
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We already know the lineups
Many changes in Real Madrid weighing on the classic against Barcelona next Sunday.
Benzema returns to the eleven, from which Modric and Vinicius fall due to rest.
Lunin again starter in goal.
The complete team chosen by Ancelotti is: Lunin;
Lucas Vazquez, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy;
Tchouameni, Valverde, Kroos;
Rodrygo, Hazard and Benzema.
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Good afternoon everyone.
We're back with another great Champions League game that could qualify the Spanish first team for the round of 16.
Real Madrid travels to Warsaw to face Shakhtar on matchday four of the group stage, which will be doomed if the Whites win.
Let's go with the preview!
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