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Xtra Time Web Desk: Spanish giants Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-3 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League opener at Alfredo di Stefano on Wednesday night. It is now the second consecutive defeat for the reigning La Liga champions after their embarrassing loss against Cadiz during the weekend.

The Ukranian side took a surprising 3-0 lead despite missing a string of players due to coronavirus. Mateus Tete gave his team the lead in the 29^th minute. An own goal from Rafael Varane in the 33^rd minute saw the home side trailing 0-2. Manor Solomon powered in the third goal for his side in the 42^nd minute. Down by three goals, Zinedine Zidane’s boys showed some urgency as they pulled a goal back through Luka Moodric in the 54^th minute followed by a strike from Vinicius Junior (59’). But the equaliser proved elusive as the home side

Real, who face Barcelona on Saturday in the El Clasico will look to regroup quickly.

In another Champions League encounter Nicolas Tagliafico’s own goal saw Ajax lose 0-1 to Premier League champions Liverpool. Tagliafico stumbled onto Sadio Mane's mis-hit shot to divert it beyond Andre Onana 10 minutes before half-time in what would prove the only goal of the game in an open match at the Johann Cruyff Arena.

Results from Champions League fixtures on Thursday (October 22, 2020)

Real Madrid 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk

Red Bull Salzburg 2-2 Lokomotiv Moscow

Ajax 0-1 Liverpool

Bayern Munich 4-0 Atletico Madrid

FC Midtjylland 0-4 Atalanta

Inter Milan 2-2 M’gladbach

Manchester City 3-1 FC Porto

Olympiakos FC 1-0 Marseille