Inter-Shakhtar Donetsk: 0-0 - Champions 2020/2021. Final result and commentary from the game

FULL-TIME: INTER 0-0 SHAKHTAR DONETSK22:56

Trubin goes into the book for timewasting in the dying stages.22:56

Lukaku is caught offside down the right flank from an offload from Barella. Frustration for the home side.22:56

Lukaku heads a deep cross from Darmian straight into the hands of Trubin. Shakhtar are having to defend for their lives here.22:54

Handanovic comes forward from the back, but Shakhtar hold firm from another Eriksen corner.22:54

Eriksen whips a cross into the box from the left flank, but the visitors are able to clear their lines.22:53

Trubin is now down in pain for the visitors. He requires treatment on the field before play can resume. 22:52

SAVE! Eriksen latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the box following a clearance from Trubin. The Dane turns and hammers a strike at goal on his left foot, but the Shakhtar keeper reacts to turn his effort over the bar.22:51

Dodo goes down with apparent cramp. Inter are not happy with the Shakhtar full-back.22:50

Stepanenko is on hand in the final third to clear the danger from Perisic's dangerous low cross into the box. Shakhtar have defended brilliantly tonight.22:50

There will be four minutes of added time.22:48

BLOCK AND OFFSIDE! Eriksen puts his delivery on the money from a corner. Again Sanchez rises highest in the box to power an effor towards goal. However, Lukaku blocks his header on its path to goal and is caught offside in the process.22:48

CHANCE! Sanchez rises to attack D'Ambrosio's cross from the right flank, but he sends his header inches over the bar. So close for the home side.23:06

Dentinho comes on for the closing stages to replace Taison.22:47

D'Ambrosio comes on to replace Bastoni for the final five minutes.22:44

Hakimi has not produced for the home side and is withdrawn for Darmian.22:44

It has not been Martinez's night. He makes way for Eriksen for the closing stages.22:44

Solomon annoys the Inter players and bench by clutching his head in agony after an aerial duel with Brozovic. The referee halts play, which in turn forces Inter to stop an attack down the left flank.22:44

Inter are continuing to throw bodies forward into the box, but the Shakhtar defence looks solid this evening.22:42

Perisic has a dart down the left flank, but takes a poor touch and the ball travels out for a goal-kick.22:39

Sanchez takes the ball off the boot of Martinez in the box following an offload from Barella. It's not clicking for Inter in the final third.22:38

The visitors are looking to be active on the break. There will be further chances for Shakhtar in the closing stages.22:37

Gagliardini is withdrawn for the final 15 minutes as Sanchez gets the nod to replace the midfielder.22:34

Patrick works the ball to Solomon, who tries to carve out space for a strike. His effort is charged down, but Taison pounces on the rebound. He steers a strike towards the net, although Handanovic watches it all the way to gather with ease.22:33

Hakimi has space down the right flank and he fires a low ball towards the near post. Martinez tries to turn an effort towards goal, but Bondar is there to block his effort behind for a corner.22:31

OVER! Brozovic's corner is deflected into the path of Martinez in the left inside channel. The Argentine fires first time on the half-volley, only to lift his effort over the bar.22:30

Lukaku twists and turns down the right flank, but he sees his low drive deflected behind by Khocholava.22:29

Conte throws Perisic into the action down the left flank to replace Young.22:27

Shakhtar are growing in confidence. They can reach the knockout phase with a win tonight.22:26

Tete is replaced by Solomon in the final third.22:24

Marlos is withdrawn for Patrick in the middle of the park.22:24

SAVE AND OVER! Shakhtar hit Inter on the break as Tete collects an offload from Marlos. He curls a left-footed strike towards goal that is beaten away by Handanovic. Kovalenko is first to the rebound and tees up Maycon, who hammers his strike over the bar.22:24

CHANCE! Trubin comes a long way off his line to punch a cross from Young away from goal. However, he sends it straight into the path of Brozovic. The midfielder goes for goal, but sees his effort deflected wide of the target by Khocholava.22:22

Brozovic goes into the book for a loose challenge on Taison.22:21

OVER! Brozovic whips his cross from the corner into a dangerous area, but Skriniar can only send his effort comfortably over the bar.22:19

Hakimi beats two challenges down the right flank and fires a low ball towards the near post. Khocholava is alert and clears behind ahead of Lukaku.22:18

Inter have had good chances at the start of the second half, but are desperately lacking a clinical edge in the final third.22:16

WIDE! Bastoni steers a cross into the box from the left flank. Martinez opts to attack it with his left boot, but it slices off his foot and travels well wide of the right post.22:14

SAVE! Brozovic puts his cross on the money and Lukaku glances a header towards goal. It travels at speed towards the top-right corner, but Trubin gets back to turn the ball over the bar. A fine reaction stop.22:11

Marlos brings down Young on the left flank, handing the home side a free-kick in a useful position.22:10

SAVE! Young breaks down the left and lifts a cross into the box. Lukaku attacks the delivery, but can only head his effort straight at Trubin.22:08

Inter probe in the final third, but a wall of Shakhtar defenders halts their progress on the edge of the box.22:07

We're back underway at San Siro.22:03

Antonio Conte's men have been below par in the final third. Their desperation has shown with players perhaps trying too hard to force the issue. The home side are going to have to commit numbers forward in the second half to try to force a victory.21:53

It's goalless at the break between Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League clash at San Siro. As it stands, the Italian outfit and Shakhtar are heading out of the competition. However, the Ukrainian side will at least qualify for the Champions League. Lautaro Martinez had the best chance of the opening 45 minutes, but he rattled the underside of the crossbar. Inter need something special in the second half to save themselves.21:53

HALF-TIME: INTER 0-0 SHAKHTAR DONETSK21:48

Shakhtar win a free-kick in the dying stages of the half, but Matvyenko sees his cross cleared to safety by De Vrij.21:47

There will be one minute of added time.21:46

Young rolls the ball to Gagliardini 25 yards from goal, but he drills his right-footed strike comfortably wide of the target.21:45

OVER! Better intent from the home side as Lukaku turns and sees his effort blocked by Bondar. Bastoni goes for a strike on the rebound, but blasts his effort over the bar.21:44

CHANCE! Lukaku lifts a cross into the middle for Martinez to attack. He glances a header towards goal, but it lacks the power to trouble Trubin.21:42

SAVE! Taison drills his free-kick straight into the wall, but the visitors recycle possession. Dodo goes for an effort from distance, only to fire straight into the arms of Handanovic.21:41

Taison makes a penetrating run into the Inter half before he finally gets brought down by Hakimi from behind. The full-back is booked and hands Shakhtar a free-kick in a dangerous position.21:40

Barella tries to win the ball back from Taison, but fouls the forward in the process. It has been a frustrating half for the home side.21:39

Vitao is forced from the field due to his head injury and is replaced by Khocholava.21:37

Vitao is down in need of treatment as he appears to have hurt himself when heading the ball out of play from Inter's last attack.21:36

UPDATE: The omens are looking bleak for Inter as Real Madrid are leading Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in their clash. 21:36

Skriniar lifts a ball over the top looking for Lukaku in the right inside channel, but Vitao is on hand to head behind away from the Belgian.21:34

Inter have been a bit nervy in the final third. The visitors have played on their need for goals this evening. They're slowing the tempo and putting in niggly fouls at every opportunity.21:34

WIDE! Young scoops a cross into the box from the left flank towards Skriniar. He throws a left boot at the ball, but he scuffs his strike and it trickles wide of the right post.21:32

Gagliardini talks himself into the book, speaking out of turn to the referee. A needless one for the midfielder.21:30

Vitao clips the heels of Lukaku as he surges forward and goes into the book.21:30

Taison leads a charge through the Inter midfield, but as he approaches the edge of the box the Brazilian gets crowded out and loses possession to Brozovic.21:27

WIDE! Brozovic's second corner is cleared as far as Young, but he curls an effort harmlessly wide of the target.21:24

BLOCK! Inter win a corner on the right flank that Brozovic whips into the box. It lands at the feet of De Vrij and he tries to turn a strike towards goal, but Bondar sticks out a boot and makes a vital block before the visitors scramble the ball behind.21:24

Tete and Taison combine down the left flank, but the offload from the latter just evades the run of Tete in the middle.21:22

WIDE! Kovalenko turns into space in the final third and launches a strike from distance. His effort has the power, but not the direction to trouble Handanovic, drifting wide of the left post.21:21

OVER! Martinez latches on to a knockdown from Lukaku on the edge of the box. He swivels to launch an effort on the half-volley, only to power his effort over the bar. 21:18

Martinez feeds Lukaku on the edge of the box and the Belgian tries an ambitious chip to return the ball to the Argentine. However, it travels away from the forward and out for a goal-kick.21:16

Brozovic sends a precise ball down the right flank for Hakimi to chase. He keeps the attack alive and offloads to Barella, only to be caught offside after latching on a return pass from the midfielder.21:15

Barella tees up Hakimi down the right flank for a low cross into the box. He steers his delivery towards Lukaku, but the Belgian is penalised for a foul on Stepanenko.21:13

The home side are trying to force the issue in the early stages. Conte must ensure that his players aren't trying too much, and are playing their natural game.21:12

Matvyenko catches Hakimi with an outstretched boot, which causes the full-back to hit the deck. Inter ger a free-kick on the right flank, but there's no further punishment.21:11

OFF THE BAR! Martinez rattles the crossbar from close range. Barella makes a good run behind the Shakhtar defence down the right flank. He fires a low cross into the box that travels across the face of goal. Martinez swings his right foot at the ball, but his effort crashes off the underside of the bar and bounces to safety.21:09

Lukaku battles Kovalenko for possession in the final third, but he fouls the midfielder, easing the pressure on the Ukrainian outfit.21:07

Skriniar tries to thread a pass through to Barella in the final third, but the midfielder moves too soon and is caught offside.21:05

Barella surges forward at the Shakhtar defence, but he places his offload for Lukaku straight to Vitao, who makes the interception on the edge of his own box.21:03

We're underway at San Siro.21:01

Inter Milan are unbeaten across their previous four meetings with Shakhtar Donetsk in European competition, incl. qualifying games (W2 D2), while they’ve only conceded one goal across these four games, keeping three clean sheets.20:54

Shakhtar have made five changes to their side that beat Minai last time out to take on Inter. Dodo comes into the back four to start ahead of Bolbat. Stepanenko and Kovalenko slot into the middle of the park alongside Maycon, while Tete and Marlos partner Taison in the final third. Marcos Antonio, Patrick, Solomon join Bolbat on the bench, although Fernando is absent.20:54

Inter have made three changes to their side that beat Bologna last time out. Barella has been passed fit after overcoming an ankle injury. Young gets the nod ahead of Perisic to start on the left flank, while Martinez partners Lukaku in attack. Sanchez drops to the bench, but Arturo Vidal misses out due to injury.20:48

SHAKHTAR DONETSK SUBS: Oleksiy Shevchenko, Davit Khocholava, Marcos Antonio, Dentinho, Manor Solomon, Alan Patrick, Marquinhos Cipriano, Andriy Pyatov, Sergiy Bolbat, Bogdan V'Yunnik, Heorhii Sudakov.20:45

SHAKHTAR DONETSK (4-3-3): Anatolii Trubin; Dodo, Valerii Bondar, Vitao, Mykola Matvyenko; Viktor Kovalenko, Taras Stepanenko, Maycon; Mateus Tete, Marlos Bonfim, Taison.20:42

INTER SUBS: Alexis Sanchez, Aleksandar Kolarov, Stefano Sensi, Andrea Ranocchia, Ivan Perisic, Christian Eriksen, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Filip Stankovic, Matteo Darmian, Ionut Radu.20:34

INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni, Milan Skriniar; Achraf Hakimi, Roberto Gagaliardini, Marcelo Brozovic, Nicolo Barella, Ashley Young; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.20:32

Shakhtar can advance to the next round with a victory this evening or if both Group B games end in draws. The Ukrainian outfit have performed brilliantly to date, beating Real Madrid twice. Goals from Dentinho and Manor Solomon guided them to win over the Spanish giants. A similar performance is required on the road against Inter. They crushed Minai in their last outing in the Ukrainian Premier League and another clinical display will aid their cause.20:31

Inter have to win tonight to have any hope of reaching the knockout phase of the tournament. Antonio Conte's men beat Borussia Monchengladbach on the road last time out to give themselves a chance, but they begin the night bottom of the group and their fate rests on whether there is a winner in the game between Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach. Inter have won their last three on the bounce, including a 3-1 win over Bologna at the weekend. They need that standard of display tonight.20:27

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