Real Madrid is second with six points behind Sherif, who lost 3-1 at Inter Milan, who has four points.
There were many Brazilian players from both teams on the field, but Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo grabbed the spotlight after participating from the beginning in the attack alongside Karim Benzema..
Shakhtar held out until Sergei Krivtsov turned a cross from Lucas Vazquez into his own net after pressure from Benzema in the 37th minute..
In the second half, Vinicius scored two goals within five minutes. The first came from a simple touch towards the goal after a wonderful pass from Luka Modric, and the second came with a single effort after dripping through three defenders..
Vinicius passed the ball to his compatriot Rodrygo to score the fourth goal before Benzema decided the victory for the visitors with a shot from inside the penalty area in stoppage time.
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