Today, November 2, the match of the final, sixth round of the Champions League group stage will take place between Shakhtar and RB Leipzig (Germany). The meeting will be held in Warsaw at the stadium of the Polish Army named after Jozef Pilsudski. The whistle to start the match will sound at 19:45 Kyiv time.
Where to watch Shakhtar vs. RB Leipzig: the match will be broadcast live on the Megogogo online streaming television platform, the official exclusive broadcaster of the Champions League in Ukraine, as well as on Volia TV.
Shakhtar and RB Leipzig in the upcoming match will decide the fate of the second place in Group F of the Champions League, which gives them the right to continue the fight in the 1/8 finals of the tournament. Now this position is occupied by the German team with 9 points, while the Pitmen are ranked lower with 6 points.
Taking into account the result of the first meeting between RB Leipzig and Shakhtar (1:4), the Donetsk team will finish second in case of victory in the match between Shakhtar and RB Leipzig. In any other outcome of the meeting, the Pitmen will remain in third place and continue to fight in the playoffs of the Europa League.
As for the assessments of the opponents' chances in the match between Shakhtar and RB Leipzig, the bookmakers consider the German team to be the clear favorite of this meeting. Bets on its victory are accepted with a coefficient of 1.64, while the quote on the Pitmen's success is 5.20. The odds for a draw are also quite high — 4.30. At the same time, the quote that RB Leipzig will not lose (and, accordingly, finish second in the group) is completely conditional, only 1.18. In a word, bookmakers have already sent Shakhtar to the Europa League. Whether they are right or in their assessments will become known tonight.
Both Shakhtar and RB Leipzig played regular matches in their national leagues the day before. The Donetsk team played a draw with Oleksandriya — 2:2, and RB Leipzig beat Leverkusen Bayer — 2:0.
As a reminder, the match of the final, 6th round of the Champions League group stage Shakhtar vs RB Leipzig will take place on Wednesday, November 2, in Warsaw at the Jozef Pilsudski Polish Army Stadium (beginning at 19:45 Kyiv time). Where to watch: Megogo, Volia TV.