Antonio Rudiger's Little Piece Of UCL History Sees Real Madrid Deny Shakhtar Donetsk Memorable Win

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Real Madrid. Antonio Rudiger claimed a little piece of Champions League history as Real Madrid denied Shakhtar Donetsk a memorable win.

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Real Madrid

Shakhtar Donetsk were 29 seconds from recording a memorable win over Real Madrid in Warsaw, Poland.

The Ukrainian side had led since the first minute of the second half when Oleksandr Zubkov met a Bogdan Mykhaylichenko cross with an acrobatic volley to score from 19 yards.

Real were getting desperate. Carlo Ancelotti's final throw of the dice was to send center-back Antonio Rudiger up front as an emergency striker.

That move paid off in the fifth minute of added time when Rudiger bravely attacked a Toni Kroos cross and got to the ball just before the fist of Shakhtar keeper Anatolii Trubin.

Antonio Rudiger pictured (left) after heading the ball to score for Real Madrid against Shakhtar Donetsk :: IMAGO/Marca/Angel Rivero

The goal earned Real a 1-1 draw to see them qualify for the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League.

Real are now unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions.

Rudiger's header also made a little bit of history. The goal was Real Madrid's first in the Champions League to be both scored and assisted by a German player.

1 - Antonio Rüdiger's goal after an assist from Toni Kroos against Shakhtar Donetsk is the first directly from two German players 🇩🇪 for @realmadriden in Champions League history. Epic. pic.twitter.com/Gh0h7O9pqX

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 11, 2022