Champions League: Shakhtar and Bologna played the first match in a draw.

The Ukrainian football club "Shakhtar" started their performance in the first round of the Champions League with a 0:0 draw against "Bologna".

Early in the match, "Shakhtar" had a chance to take the lead, getting a penalty, but failed to convert it. Then the Italian team became more active, but couldn't score a goal.

After the break, "Bologna" also failed to convert their chance, when Giovanni Fabian failed to score from a few meters, as the "Shakhtar" goalkeeper saved the situation. The match ended in a 0:0 draw.

This is the first point earned by "Shakhtar" in the Champions League. In the next round, the "miners" will play against "Atalanta" on October 2.

Champions League Forecast

The sports analytics company Opta has made a forecast regarding the favorites of the Champions League 2024/2025. According to the computer model data, "Manchester City" is the main contender for victory this season with a 25.3% chance.

However, Opta gives only a 3.9% chance for "Shakhtar" to advance to the playoffs, which is the second lowest rate among all teams, surpassing only Slovakian "Slovan" with 1.2%.

There was also an important match for the Ukrainian national futsal team in the world of futsal. In the second round of the futsal world championship, the Ukrainian futsal players beat the Angolan national team with a score of 7:2.