Late Rudiger Header Rescues Draw for Real Madrid Against Shakhtar, Sealing Qualification

Late Rudiger Header Rescues Draw for Real Madrid Against Shakhtar, Sealing Qualification
Champions League—Group F—Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid, Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger in action with Shakhtar Donetsk's Mykhailo Mudryk at Stadion Wojska, in Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland on Oct.11, 2022 Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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WARSAW—A last-gasp header by Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger rescued a 1–1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk and secured their place in the knockout stage, after the Ukrainian side had taken the lead in the Champions League on Oct. 11.

Real hold a four-point lead in Group F over second-placed RB Leipzig, who won 2–0 at Celtic. Shakhtar slipped one place down to third, on five points.