Tuesday , 6 October 2026

FC Barcelona vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
2 – 1
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Wed 25 Oct 2023 · 16:45 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys HT 45' · FT 45'
Ferran Torres 28' 1–0
Fermin Lopez 36' 2–0
2–1 62' Heorhii Sudakov
Ferran Torres 43' Y
Y 72' Yukhym Konoplya
Alex Balde 75' Y
Y 87' Valerii Bondar

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Kruzliak
  • Assistant 1 Branislav Hancko
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Barcelona 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–1 W
22 Oct Athletic Club H 1–0 W
08 Oct Granada CF A 2–2 D
04 Oct FC Porto A 1–0 W
29 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep RCD Mallorca A 2–2 D
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct FC Barcelona A 1–2 L
04 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 3–2 W
19 Sep FC Porto H 1–3 L
16 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–7 L
09 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
23 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 6–6 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
0% Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 2 G
Lamine Yamal 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Jesus 1 G
Karim Adeyemi 1 G
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Gleiker Mendoza 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Olimpic Lluis Companys that hosts another battle between FC Barcelona and FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' FC Barcelona have won 801 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The 21-year-old Newerton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' FK Shakhtar Donetsk seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andreas Christensen made 414 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Magnificent from Ferran Torres! That is 81 goals in 429 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 29' Ferran Torres with the second goal in the match!
  • 34' Oriol Romeu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Fermin Lopez does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 41' Kevin Kelsy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 8 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' Ferran Torres picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' It looks surprising FK Shakhtar Donetsk does not make any changes. Inigo Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at Olimpic Lluis Companys. FK Shakhtar Donetsk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Heorhii Sudakov makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 63' Fresh legs for FK Shakhtar Donetsk! Newerton comes on to replace Dmytro Kryskiv.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 70' FK Shakhtar Donetsk ring the changes. Danylo Sikan has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Kelsy to step up.
  • 72' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Alex Balde. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Joao Felix is replaced by Marc Guiu on 75 minute.
  • 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' Marc Casado is replacing Fermin Lopez for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 87' It’s a booking for FK Shakhtar Donetsk player. Valerii Bondar gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another substitution for FK Shakhtar Donetsk to replace Taras Stepanenko by Eguinaldo on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dennis Gentenaar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fermin Lopez 1
Heorhii Sudakov 1
Danylo Sikan 1
Ferran Torres 1

Head to Head

2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Barcelona Form

2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club W 2023-10-08 Granada CF 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2023-10-04 FC Porto 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–0 Sevilla FC W 2023-09-26 RCD Mallorca 2–2 FC Barcelona D

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto L 2023-03-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-03-09 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2023-02-23 Stade Rennais FC 1901 6–6 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona55% Draw24% FK Shakhtar Donetsk21%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
79%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
45%
FC Barcelona or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona38% Draw43% FK Shakhtar Donetsk19%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.