Shakhtar Donetsk host Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday evening and you can find our preview, prediction, the team news and confirmed lineups down below.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich Preview
The Ukrainian side have struggled to find form in Europe’s elite competition, losing three of their opening five matches and sitting outside of the qualification places.
Last time out, Shakhtar suffered a nightmare 3-2 defeat to PSV, as the Ukrainian side were 2-0 up going into the 87th minute before PSV scored three late goals to clinch the victory.
Marino Pusic’s side are coming off a strong league performance, beating Vorskla 3-1 to close the gap on first place, Dynamo Kiev, to seven points.
As for Bayern Munich, the German side picked up a huge European victory last time around as Kim Min-Jae’s effort secured a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain.
Vincent Kompany’s side sit in 13th after picking up nine points from the opening five matches and also won their latest Bundesliga match – beating Heidenheim 4-2.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich Team News
The hosts will be missing two key players through suspension, as Pedrinho and Pedro Henrique will have to sit out of Tuesday’s clash.
However, the Ukrainian side have a fresh bill of players as they come into this European clash with no major injury concerns.
As for Bayern Munich, several key players will miss out through injury including the defensive trio of Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito and Josip Stanisic – while goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will also miss out.
Harry Kane, Kingsley Coman and Joao Palhinha are also unavailable while Thomas Muller is also a doubt – however the German veteran could feature.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich Confirmed Lineups
Shakhtar Donetsk: Riznyk; Konoplia, Bondar, Matviyenko, Ghram; Bondarenko, Gomes, Sudakov; Zubkov, Sikan, Kevin
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Kimmich, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Laimer, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Muller
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich Prediction
The Bundesliga giants are heavy favourites on UK betting sites and it’s clear to see why given their huge advantage in quality.
We expect Kompany’s men to pick up a comfortable victory away from home and win by two clear goals – cementing their place in the Champions League qualification spots.
Prediction: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2 Bayern Munich
