A late goal from Rudiger against Shakhtar Donetsk ensured that Real Madrid qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Los Blancos’ hopes of coasting to the knock-out stages looked set to take a substantial dent as Shakhtar led for more than 90 minutes.
However, Antonio Rudiger put his head where it hurt as he nodded in a dramatic late equaliser, picking up a nasty blow to his face in the process.
That was Antonio Rudiger’s second Champions League goal in 37 appearances in the competition – both have come away from home
Rudiger who was a former Chelsea defender played a striking position for Real Madrid, forcing the result they were looking for after 90 minutes of play.
Eden Hazard passed up another golden opportunity to stamp his authority on the starting XI. He struggled to have any influence on the game and was replaced just before the hour mark by Vinicius Junior who was initially handed a rest ahead of El Clasico.
Oleksandr Zubkov’s header had given Shakhtar the lead in Warsaw where the Ukrainian side are hosting all their Group F matches.
A frustrated Carlo Ancelotti immediately turned to his bench, bringing on Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric, who had been rested with the weekend’s Clasico clash with Barcelona in mind.
But the hosts continued to dominate and nearly got a second after a stunning passing move, again involving Zubkov and ending in Lassina Traore hitting the bar.
Anatoliy Trubin was the busier of the two keepers though, making a couple of straightforward saves from Karim Benzema, before finally being truly tested just before the break when tipping a Federico Valverde shot over the bar.
