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# Inter host Shakhtar Donetsk in Matchday 3 of the Champions League

Inter will meet Shakhtar Donetsk on 21 October 2026 at 22:00 Saudi Arabia time (Damascus) in Matchday 3 of the league phase of the Champions League, amid absences for both sides.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 20 October 2026، 10:02 ، updated 21:37 Saudi time

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Inter host Shakhtar Donetsk in Matchday 3 of the Champions League

[Inter](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/inter-237) host [Shakhtar Donetsk](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/shakhtar-donetsk-298) on 21 October 2026 at 22:00 Saudi Arabia time (Damascus), in a match in Matchday 3 of the league phase of the 2026/27 Champions League, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

In the league phase standings, Shakhtar Donetsk sit 11th with 4 points from two matches, following a win and a draw without defeat, scoring 4 goals and conceding 2, while Inter sit 29th with no points from two matches lost, having scored 4 goals and conceded 6.

Inter's results in their last five matches were as follows: a 3-1 win over Bologna away on 17 October 2026, a 3-4 defeat to Club Brugge at home on 13 October 2026, a 3-0 win over Parma at home on 10 October 2026, a 2-2 draw with Roma away on 19 September 2026, and a 5-3 win over Udinese at home on 14 September 2026.

As for Shakhtar Donetsk, in their last five matches they achieved a 3-1 win over AEK Athens at home on 14 October 2026, a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven away on 10 September 2026, a 1-2 defeat to Crystal Palace away on 7 May 2026, a 1-3 defeat to Crystal Palace at home on 30 April 2026, and a 2-2 draw with AZ Alkmaar away on 16 April 2026.

The two teams have met in five previous encounters, the most recent of which was a 2-0 win for Inter at their own ground on 24 November 2021, a 0-0 draw at Shakhtar's ground on 28 September 2021, a 0-0 draw at Inter's ground on 9 December 2020, a 0-0 draw at Shakhtar's ground on 27 October 2020, while Inter won 5-0 at their own ground on 17 August 2020.

Inter will be without the services of Curtis Julian Jones, John Stones, Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Jack Marcel Pavard for this match due to injury.

Shakhtar Donetsk, meanwhile, are suffering from numerous absences including Irakli Azarovi, Eguinaldo, Alaa Gram and Marlon due to injury, and Kyrylo Vyshyon due to illness, in addition to the absence of F. Kornienko, Ouba, T. Buzankov, Shved and Denys Tvardovskyi for other reasons.

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