Man City vs Shakhtar Donetsk live score: Latest from Champions League group game

All the latest scores and updates as Pep Guardiola's side take on the dangerous Ukrainian outfit at the Etihad

MANCHESTER CITY face Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad looking to take control of Group F.

City were impressive beating Feyenoord in Holland and Pep Guardiola will be looking for a similar result and performance on home soil.

This is the first competitive encounter between Manchester City and Shakhtar.
No Ukrainian club has ever won an away game in the Champions League against English opposition (D2 L12). In fact, Shakhtar have lost all four of their trips to England in the competition.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last nine Champions League home games (W6 D3), their longest run without a defeat on home soil in the competition. City’s last defeat at the Etihad dates back to September 2015 against Juventus (1-2).
Three of Manchester City’s four goals against Feyenoord on matchday one came from corner kicks. They have never won their opening two games of a Champions League campaign.
None of Manchester City’s 37 Champions League group games have ended goalless.
This is Manchester City’s seventh consecutive Champions League participation. They have made it past the round of 16 only once, it was in 2015/16 when they reached the semi-finals (knocked out by Real Madrid).

Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk have reached the knockout stages in three of their last six Champions League campaigns, their best performance dating back to 2010/11 (quarter-finalists).

Shakhtar have lost their last four away games in the Champions League, conceding 14 goals and scoring none.
However, Shakhtar have the opportunity to win their opening two games of a Champions League campaign for the third time after 2007/08 and 2010/11.
64% of Shakhtar Donetsk’s goals in the Champions League have been scored by Brazilians (69 out of 108), the highest ratio for any team having made at least three appearances in the competition.
John Stones has scored three goals in his last three Champions League games, all from corner kicks.

If he plays, Andiy Pyatov will become the fourth Ukrainian to reach 50 games in the Champions League.

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