The hosts earned a direct qualification to the group stage of Europe’s elite club football competition by securing a 4th-place finish in the Bundesliga last term.
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RB Leipzig will host Shakhtar Donetsk in their first group match of the 2022-23 Champions League campaign at Red Bull Arena Leipzig on Tuesday. The hosts earned a direct qualification to the group stage of Europe’s elite club football competition by securing a 4th-place finish in the Bundesliga last term. Shakhtar Donetsk, on the other hand, won the 2021-22 Ukrainian Premier League to earn a spot among Europe’s elite. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a disappointing 4-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in a German top flight match last Saturday, while Shakhtar got the better of Rukh Vynnyky 1-0 in their domestic league fixture a day earlier.
? Domenico Tedesco:
“It’s amazing when you hear the Champions League Anthem. It’s a very special competition.”
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— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) September 5, 2022
Leipzig haven’t made a great start to their 2022-23 Bundesliga campaign, recording just one win from their opening five games thus far. Their lone victory came at home to Wolfsburg (2-0) courtesy of a brace from Christopher Nkunku, at the end of August. Shakhtar, on the other hand, started their league season with a goalless draw against Metalist 1925, before registering back-to-back 1-0 wins against Kryvbas KR and Rukh Vynnyky. Yukhym Konoplya’s lone sirke in the 78th minute was enough to separate the two sides at Ukraina stadium last Friday.
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Leipzig attacker Dani Olmo is unavailable for Tuesday’s game because of an injury, therefore Dominik Szoboszlai could come into the starting eleven. Nkunku is likely to partner Timo Werner up front with Raum and Henrichs occupying the flanks. As for Shakhtar Donetsk, Danylo Sikan could lead the line with Mudryk and Petryak occupying the flanks. Stepanenko is likely to sit in front of the back-four.
RB Leipzig probable starting lineup: Gulacsi, Simakan, Orban, Gvardiol, Henrichs, Laimer, Forsberg, Raum, Szoboszlai, Nkunku, Werner
Shakhtar Donetsk probable starting lineup: Trubin, Mykhaylychenko, Mativenko, Bondar, Konoplya, Mudryk, Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov, Petryak, Sikan
The Champions League match between RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk will take place at Red Bull Arena Leipzig on Wednesday at 12:30 am IST.
| RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk | Key details |
| Date | September 6 |
| Venue | Red Bull Arena Leipzig |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 9:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Ukraine | 10:00 pm (Tuesday) |
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the Champions League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website. Besides, the supporters in Germany can see the match between Leipzig and Shakhtar on DAZN and DAZN 1.
