Despite losing half of the squad over the summer, Shakhtar surprised everyone with a confident 4-1 victory against RB Leipzig.

Two of the Ukranian side goals were scored by newcomer Marian Shved, who played his first game in the Champions League, with Mykhailo Mudryk and Lassina Traore adding two more goals at the end of the match.

2022-23, Champions League

RB Leipzig - Shakhtar 1:4 (0:1)
Goals: Shved M., 16 (0:1); Simakan M., 57 (1:1); Shved M., 58 (1:2); Mudryk, 76 (1:3); Traoré Las., 84 (1:4)

RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Halstenberg (Raum D., 46); Simakan M.; Orban W.; Diallo A.; Schlager X. (Henrichs, 70); Szoboszlai; Nkunku; Laimer (Haidara A., 82); André Silva; Werner (Forsberg, 70)
Bench: Blaswich; Gvardiol; Kampl; Novoa Ramos
Yellow Cards: Simakan M. 61

Shakhtar: Trubin; Matviyenko; Konoplya; Lucas Taylor; Bondar V.; Stepanenko (Kryvtsov, 86); Sudakov; Mudryk; Bondarenko A-m (Djurasek, 62); Shved M. (Petriak, 62); Zubkov (Traoré Las., 70)
Bench: O. Shevchenko; Pyatov; Kozik; Mikhaylichenko B.; Ocheretko; Kryskiv; Topalov; Sikan
Yellow Cards: Konoplya 50; Trubin 60; Mudryk 61; Djurasek 90