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Donbass Arena - Donetsk 23/10/2012 - 20:45CET (21:45 local time)
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Shakhtar Donetsk - Chelsea 2-1 - 23/10/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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Scintillating Shakhtar see off Chelsea
FC Shakhtar Donetsk are three points clear atop UEFA Champions League Group E after a 2-1 triumph against holders Chelsea FC.
Notwithstanding a record sequence of 21 successive victories in the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar could scarcely have hoped for a more compelling performance considering the opponents. Alex Teixeira's third-minute opener set them on their way to a fourth win in five European home games against English opposition, and a total of 17 shots on target were testament to their dominance. Fernandinho's second-half strike was just reward for a wonderfully vibrant display, though Oscar's tap-in prompted a bout of late nerves.
Match in 5
- Shakhtar beat holders to top Group E
- Early Alex goal gives home side the lead
- Chelsea struggle to contain fluid Shakhtar
- Fernandinho doubles advantage in second half
- Oscar's goal too little too late for Chelsea
Reaction
The match panned out exactly as we would have hoped. Perhaps, it was one of our best games in recent times.
Mircea Lucescu, Shakhtar coach
I am shocked at our performance. Only in the last 15 minutes did we go for it. Congratulations to Shakhtar for winning but we now have to look forward to our next match.
David Luiz, Chelsea defender
Lineups
 | Shakhtar Donetsk |  | Chelsea |
| 30 | Pyatov (GK) | 1 | Čech (GK) |
| 3 | Hübschman 86 | 2 | Ivanović |
| 5 | Kucher67 | 3 | A. Cole22 |
| 7 | Fernandinho 52 | 4 | David Luiz80 |
| 9 | Luiz Adriano | 7 | Ramires |
| 10 | Willian 88 | 8 | Lampard18 |
| 22 | Mkhitaryan | 9 | Torres70 |
| 26 | Raţ | 10 | Juan Mata |
| 29 | Alex Teixeira382 | 11 | Oscar88 |
| 33 | Srna (C) | 12 | Mikel |
| 44 | Rakitskiy | 26 | Terry (C) |
Substitutes | |||
| 32 | Kanibolotskiy (GK) | 22 | Turnbull (GK) |
| 6 | Stepanenko | 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 11 | Eduardo | 17 | Hazard18 |
| 19 | Gai | 23 | Sturridge70 |
| 20 | Douglas Costa88 | 24 | Cahill |
| 38 | Kryvtsov | 28 | Azpilicueta |
| 77 | Ilsinho82 | 34 | Bertrand |
Coaches | |||
| Mircea Lucescu (ROU) | Roberto Di Matteo (ITA) | ||
Referee | |||
| Damir Skomina (SVN) | |||
Standings
Group E
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Chelsea | 3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Juventus | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Nordsjælland | 3 | 1 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 88Oscar (Chelsea) scores!
Branislav Ivanović drives to the byline who crosses for Eden Hazard but he dummies the ball to allow Oscar to stroke the ball into the net. - 88Douglas Costa (in) - Willian (out) (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- 86Hübschman (Shakhtar Donetsk) is booked.
Tomáš Hübschman comes across to meet Ramires as he drives in on goal and contacts the Brazilian's knee. - 82Ilsinho (in) - Alex Teixeira (out) (Shakhtar Donetsk)
See also
Shakhtar Donetsk
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Chelsea, 07 November 2012, 3-2
Chelsea
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Shakhtar Donetsk, 07 November 2012, 3-2
Shakhtar performed excellently against the European champions to come away with a victory. Chelsea rallied late in the second half but could not penetrate an excellent Ukrainian defence.