Vinícius Tobias completes Shakhtar’s 3-1 Champions League comeback

Shakhtar Donetsk beat AEK Athens FC 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League League Stage - 2 on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, completing a comeback after AEK took the lead. The half-time score was 1-1.

AEK strike first, Shakhtar respond

AEK opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Lovro Majer converted Stavros Pilios’ assist to make it 0-1. Majer was booked in the 18th minute. Shakhtar levelled in the 34th minute through Pedrinho’s penalty, leaving the teams level at the interval.

The decisive turn came late. In the 80th minute, Vinícius Tobias scored from Alisson’s assist to put Shakhtar 2-1 ahead. Gleiker Mendoza then completed the comeback in the 86th minute, with Isaque providing the assist for the 3-1 scoreline. Shakhtar had introduced Isaque and Mendoza in the 63rd minute, while AEK made four substitutions between the 71st and 79th minutes.

A close contest with a late edge

Shakhtar held 54% possession and completed 402 accurate passes, compared with AEK’s 46% and 318. However, AEK had the higher total-shot count, 13 to Shakhtar’s 12, and more shots inside the box, 8 to 6. Shakhtar’s 1.41 expected goals narrowly exceeded AEK’s 1.12. AEK also collected four yellow cards, including bookings for Harold Moukoudi, Răzvan Marin and Barnabás Varga, while Shakhtar had one.

Tobias leads the ratings

Vinícius Tobias was the standout performer with a 7.8 rating. He played 90 minutes, scored the second goal and recorded four tackles. In the supplied standings after this result, Shakhtar are #11 with 4 points from 2 games, while AEK are #20 with 3 points from 2 games. Pre-match form was a draw for Shakhtar and Draw, Win, Win for AEK.