CHANCE!

Inter threaten once more as Calhanoglu whips a corner in for Akanji at the back post.

His header is blocked and only partially cleared, but Barella snaps up the loose ball to poke it into Bonny inside the Shakhtar area.

Bonny spins to fire off a first-time shot on the turn, but can’t keep his effort down as it whistles over the crossbar.

A decent opening goes begging for the Ivorian.

Dimarco carved out six chances against Brugge on matchday two—including an assist—outdoing every other player in that seven-goal thriller.

That takes the Italian to seven Champions League assists for Inter, with only Wesley Sneijder (nine) having managed more for the club in the tournament.

Down the left flank goes Dimarco, clipping a tempting ball toward the back post.

There is no Inter player waiting to connect, allowing Henrique to chest it back to Riznyk in goal.

Shakhtar push forward once more through Pedrinho, who picks out Ocheretko near the edge of the Inter box.

Ocheretko unleashes an ambitious right-footed effort from distance, but it flies high into the crowd with far too much power.

Still 0-0 after 16 minutes.

Other than Inter’s early openings, both backlines have looked largely untroubled so far.

It’s a tight affair with neither side giving much ground.

Shakhtar enjoyed a bright start in possession, but Inter are beginning to assert themselves and take control.

The hosts are certainly dictating the tempo much more than they did in the opening five minutes.

Inter certainly cannot afford another loss tonight after dropping their first two matches of the league phase.

All eyes will be on Cristian Chivu’s men to see how they handle the pressure.

7 min: The visitors launch their first attack of the match as Gomes picks out Pedrinho inside the Inter half.

He takes a touch before letting fly with a left-footed strike from distance.

It takes a nick off Bastoni and bounces safely into the waiting arms of Josep Martinez.

CALHANOGLU COMES CLOSE!

Inter look sharp right from the off.

Barella charges forward and picks out Calhanoglu, who unleashes a low drive from distance that flashes narrowly wide.

Another warning for the away side.

SHAKHTAR ALMOST SHOOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT!

The visitors had begun nicely on the ball, but a stray pass from Ocheretko in his own half inside three minutes nearly gifts Inter the opener.

Bonny works it to Thuram for a right-footed strike inside the area, but Riznyk reads it well and tips the ball round the post for a corner, which Shakhtar manage to clear.

The players are out on the pitch as the Champions League anthem rings out.

Kick-off is just moments away!

Inter are unbeaten across seven matches against Shakhtar including qualifiers, claiming three wins and four draws while keeping six clean sheets and shipping just a single goal.

Shakhtar have also failed to score in all four of their Champions League fixtures against Inter.

If the visitors draw another blank tonight, it will equal the joint-most times any team has faced an opponent without scoring in European Cup or Champions League history, matching Club Brugge’s record of five against Borussia Dortmund.

Inter make four alterations following their 4-3 reverse against Club Brugge last week.

Spence, Augusto, Sucic and Bonny come into the side to replace Bisseck, Diouf, Zielinski and the injured Lautaro Martinez.

Shakhtar, meanwhile, make a solitary switch from their victory over AEK Athens as Mendoza replaces Newerton.

Shakhtar Donetsk line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation: Dmytro Riznyk starts, with Vinicius Tobias, Mykola Matviienko, Valerii Bondar and Pedro Henrique making up the defence.

Oleh Ocheretko is joined by Alisson Santana, Marlon Gomes, Pedrinho and Gleiker Mendoza, while Kaua Elias features up front.

Shakhtar make their way to the San Siro having claimed four points from six available in the league phase so far.

They opened with a 1-1 draw away at PSV before a 3-1 home win against AEK Athens last week.

Avoiding defeat in all of their first three games is a rare achievement for them, having managed it only twice in their previous 19 campaigns in the competition, back in 2012-13 and 2014-15.

Inter have suffered a nightmare start to their Champions League campaign, tasting defeat in their opening two fixtures against Real Madrid and Club Brugge.

That sequence means the hosts are currently enduring their longest-ever losing streak in the European Cup/Champions League at four matches.

Indeed, Inter have now been beaten in seven of their last eight (winning the other), which is more than they registered across their previous 41 in the competition combined (six).