{"id":109208,"date":"2022-10-06T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T11:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=109208"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T10:04:41","slug":"real-madrid-top-shakhtar-haaland-nets-brace-in-man-city-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2022-10-06\/real-madrid-top-shakhtar-haaland-nets-brace-in-man-city-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid top Shakhtar; Haaland nets brace in Man City rout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Madrid, Oct 5 (EFE).- Real Madrid and Manchester City remained perfect in the Champions League with wins in round-robin action on Wednesday, although the Blancos struggled to a narrow 2-1 home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk due to numerous missed scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlo Ancelotti’s men wasted little time getting on the scoreboard in that Group F match, with Rodrygo firing a shot from the penalty arc in the 13th minute that entered the goal after slipping through the fingertips of netminder Anatoliy Trubin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fans at Santiago Bernabeu also didn’t have to wait long for a second goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That came in minute 28 when Rodrygo executed a perfect give and go with Karim Benzema before putting the ball on a platter for Vinicius Junior, who snuck a shot just inside the left post.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Real Madrid Federico Valverde (second from right) battles for the ball against Shakhtar Donetsk’s Bogdan Mykhaylichenko during a Champions League match on 5 October 2022 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain. EFE\/Rodrigo Jimenez<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

But just when the floodgates seemed to have opened, Vinicius squandered a couple of golden chances with only the Shakhtar goalie in front of him to give the visitors new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when Oleksandr Zubkov scored on a left-footed volley in the area in the 39th minute, a match that should have been a rout was suddenly much too close for comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tension continued in the second half, with Fede Valverde repeatedly failing to find the mark from long range and Shakhtar creating a scoring opportunity with a run down the left side in the 53rd minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real Madrid continued to create the lion’s share of the chances, but Rodrygo was unable to convert from close range in the 64th minute and Marco Asensio ricocheted a shot off the woodwork in the second minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the subpar performance the Blancos remain perfect in Group F with three wins in as many matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, Erling Haaland’s brilliance across all competitions continued on Wednesday as he netted a brace in just 45 minutes of action in Manchester City’s 5-0 Group G victory over FC Copenhagen at Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Erling Haaland celebrates with his Manchester City teammates after netting a goal in Champions League action on 5 October 2022 against FC Copenhagen at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, United Kingdom. EFE\/EPA\/PETER POWELL<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The first came in the seventh minute when the Norwegian superstar received a pass from Joao Cancelo and sent a right-footed shot into the right side of the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haaland then made the score 2-0 in the 32nd minute when he tapped the ball home after Copenhagen netminder Kamil Grabara failed to corral a dipping long-range volley by Sergio Gomez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man City scored one more time before the break, with a long-range strike by Gomez once again paying off when the ball ricocheted off Davit Khocholava and into the goal in minute 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With victory all but assured at halftime, Man City head coach Pep Guardiola substituted for Haaland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, the hosts still dominated the action, making the score 4-0 on a penalty conversion by Riyad Mahrez in the 55th minute and notching one final goal on a tap-in by Julian Alvarez in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the win, Manchester City remain perfect in Group G with nine points in three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u23f0 WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS \u23f0

\ud83d\udd25 What a night!#UCL<\/a><\/p>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>