UEFA Champions League - Matches

Alex Teixeira (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Christiansen (Nordsjælland).

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) takes the corner.

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Dević (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Runje (Nordsjælland) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Rakitskiy (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Beckmann (Nordsjælland) delivers the corner.

Raţ (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Laudrup (Nordsjælland).

Okore (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Douglas Costa (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Parkhurst (Nordsjælland) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Alex Teixeira (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Beckmann (Nordsjælland) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Mtiliga (Nordsjælland) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Runje (Nordsjælland).

Runje (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) scores!
It had to be him. Henrik Mkhitaryan makes it 2-0 as he first tries to square a breakaway for a tap-in but when the ball rebounds to him he makes no mistake to side foot into the net from just inside the area.

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.
And Luiz Adriano misses one himself as a cross glances off his head with the goalkeeper stranded but it goes wide.

Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk) makes a save.

Christiansen (Nordsjælland) has an effort on goal.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) takes the corner.

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.
The keeper does very well to palm the ball over as Willian takes aim from 20 metres and the ball moves all over the place in the air.

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Rakitskiy (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.
A speculative effort from Yaroslav Rakitskiy looking to add to his three goals for the club goes well wide from 40 yards.

Christiansen (Nordsjælland) is penalised for a foul on Rakitskiy (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Lorentzen (Nordsjælland) takes the corner.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on John (Nordsjælland).

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Stokholm (Nordsjælland).

Hübschman (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Christiansen (Nordsjælland).

Lorentzen (Nordsjælland) is penalised for a foul on Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Lorentzen (Nordsjælland) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.
Henrik Mkhitaryan is a toe away from making it 2-0 as Willian plays a lovely through ball. But the keeper spreads well as the Armenian fails to get enough on it.

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Mtiliga (Nordsjælland) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Raţ (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Lorentzen (Nordsjælland).

Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Beckmann (Nordsjælland).

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Stokholm (Nordsjælland).

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Raţ (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.

Runje (Nordsjælland) has an effort on goal.

Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk) makes a save.
Ivan Runje has the Danish side's first shot on target as he rises well at the far post but cannot get enough power on the header as the goalkeeper catches the attempt.

Beckmann (Nordsjælland) delivers the corner.

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.
A wonderful effort from Darijo Srna who volleys from the edge of the area. The shot is too hot to handle and Jesper Hansen is forced into a fine double-save as Tomáš Hübschman slides in.

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Hübschman (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) delivers the corner.

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Okore (Nordsjælland).

Hübschman (Shakhtar Donetsk) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Lorentzen (Nordsjælland).

John (Nordsjælland) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.
Both sides looked evenly matched early on but as Shakhtar began to get a hold on the game, Nordsjælland sat back further and further defending well but were undone by Henrik Mkhitaryan just before half-time.

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) scores!
And Henrik Mkhitaryan makes a great run in behind the Nordsjælland defence as the ball is lifted over and lashes a low hard shot into the bottom corner.

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.
Henrik Mkhitaryan has been absolutely lethal in the league this season but is off balance as he attempts to volley from the edge of the area - the ball going wide.

Christensen (Nordsjælland) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Lorentzen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Raţ (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.
Răzvan Raţ takes a shot but from a tight angle the keeper gets his angles right and makes the stop to parry it away. But Donetsk are starting to turn the screw.

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) delivers the corner.

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk) fouls.
The 25-year-old is the first to go into the book this evening.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Hübschman (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Christensen (Nordsjælland).

Mtiliga (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk) makes a save.
A powerful run from Nicolai Stokholm creates space and the 36-year-old hits a hard shot but the Donetsk keeper beats it away. First real chance.

Stokholm (Nordsjælland) has an effort on goal.

Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) takes the corner.

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.
Willian shows his quality with a mazy run through the midfield and lets fly, but the ball deflects away for a corner which is cleared.

Runje (Nordsjælland) is penalised for a foul on Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk).

J. Hansen (Nordsjælland) makes a save.

Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk) has an effort on goal.

Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Beckmann (Nordsjælland).

Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Runje (Nordsjælland).

Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Christensen (Nordsjælland).

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk) misses the target.

Lorentzen (Nordsjælland) takes the corner.
Nordsjælland get a corner after some good work down the right wing by Kasper Lorentzen but any danger is quickly snuffed out by the pack-like Donetsk defence

Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Mtiliga (Nordsjælland).

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk) is flagged for offside.
Henrik Mkhitaryan looks like he could be a handful after a jinking run and attempted pass was ended when Luiz Adriano is flagged for offside.

Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk) is penalised for a foul on Stokholm (Nordsjælland).

The match is under way.
Pawel Gil blows the whistle to get things under way in Donetsk with the stadium awash with colour.