class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>Carlo Ancelotti's men have not been prolific on the road in Europe recently and they could struggle against a side who caused them problems last year<\/p>\n
<\/head><\/p>\nReal Madrid travel to Ukraine on Tuesday evening to face Shakhtar Donetsk in Group D of the Champions League with Carlo Ancelotti’s men aiming to get back to winning ways.<\/p>\n
Los Blancos suffered a humiliating home defeat to Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol on matchday two, before suffering their first La Liga defeat of the season against Espanyol five days later. <\/p>\n
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid latest odds<\/p>\n
Shakhtar have one point from their opening two matches having drawn with Inter following a defeat to Sheriff on matchday one.<\/p>\n
The hosts can be backed at 5\/1 (6.00) with bet365 to claim a win and beat Real Madrid both home and away in the group stage of last year’s tournament.<\/p>\n
The 13-time European champions for their part are offered at 8\/15 (1.53) while the draw is available at 3\/1 (4.00).<\/p>\n
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid first goalscorer<\/p>\n
Karim Benzema is on a prolific run of scoring form having already netted 10 times for Real Madrid in all competitions and the Frenchman is offered at 11\/4 (3.75) to score first on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The only other Madrid player to have netted in Europe this term is Rodrygo who is priced at 13\/2 (7.50) with his Brazilian compatriot Vinicius Junior available at 5\/1 (6.00).<\/p>\n
Shakhtar are yet to score in the competition, but their top scorer domestically is Lassina Traore who can be backed at 15\/2 (8.50) to break the deadlock. <\/p>\n
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid preview<\/p>\n
After a promising start to the season the goals have seemingly dried up for Real Madrid with Los Blancos scoring just once from open play in their last three matches.<\/p>\n
In the Champions League, they have failed to score more than once in any of their last five games and there could be some interest in opposing a high-scoring game against a Shakhtar team who have kept three clean sheets in their last four home Champions League group-stage clashes.<\/p>\n
Madrid’s recent away record in Europe is underwhelming, scoring just two goals in their last five games on the road and another tight game in Kyiv looks on the cards<\/p>\n