SHAKHTAR DONETSK VS REAL MADRID
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid: team news, confirmed line-ups
Real Madrid take on Shakhtar Donetsk in Kyiv this evening knowing they have the opportunity to seal qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Striker Karim Benzema has returned to the Real Madrid starting line-up as Los Blancos look to seal their place in the Champions League last 16 at Shakhtar Donetsk tonight (18:55 CET).
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Benzema back after recovering from injury
Benzema has missed Madrid’s last three games after being sidelined with a muscle injury picked up in the LaLiga defeat to Valencia at the start of November.
Mariano Díaz makes way for the Frenchman, while Ferland Mendy returns to the left-back spot in place of Marcelo, and Martin Odegaard comes into the midfield for Casemiro.
Casemiro is one booking away from a Champions League suspension; his absence from the line-up suggests Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane is looking to ensure he is available for their matchday-six meeting with Borussia Mönchengladbach, which could decide who wins Group B.
In attack, injury victim Eden Hazard is replaced by Rodrygo Goes.
Three points will send Madrid through to Champions League last 16
Real Madrid will be guaranteed qualification for the Champions League knockout stages if they beat Shakhtar in Kyiv this evening.
Check out the Champions League Group B standings
Confirmed Real Madrid XI vs Shakhtar Donetsk:
Starting line-up: Courtois; Vázquez, Nacho, Varane, Mendy; Kroos, Modric, Odegaard; Asensio, Benzema and Rodrygo
Substitutes: Lunin, Altube, Militao, Marcelo, Casemiro, Vinicius, Isco, Mariano, Arribas, Chust
📋✅ Our starting XI 🆚 @FCShakhtar_eng!
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) December 1, 2020
#HalaMadrid | #RMUCL pic.twitter.com/HB87s8BizO
Confirmed Shakhtar Donetsk XI vs Real Madrid:
Starting line-up: Trubin, Dodo, Stepanenko, Taison, Moraes, Marlos, Tete, Kovalenko, Matviienko, Vitao, Bondar
Substitutes: Shevchenko, Pyatov, Cipiriano, Bolbat, Marcos, Dentinho, Solomon, Patrick, Maycon, Sudakov, Fernando
⚒ Shakhtar team for the @ChampionsLeague match against Real Madrid 🔥
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) December 1, 2020
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