Skriniar gives a foul away just inside his own half with just a minute of stoppage time left to play, but Shakhtar turn down the chance to get men forward and pump it into the box and instead go short.
85'
Marlos enters the game and replaces Alan Patrick.
De Zerbi throws Marlos on for Patrick in midfield, still searching for a winner as the final whistle approaches.
83'
There are some tired legs out there as both sets of players continue to slog away in the hunt for a goal. Dumfries loses his concentration for a moment and the ball rolls under his foot and out of play.
81'
R. Gagliardini enters the game and replaces M. Vecino.
I. Perišić enters the game and replaces F. Dimarco.
D. Dumfries gets yellow.
Dumfries hauls Mudryk down by his shirt as the substitute scampered away from him in extremely cynical fashion and earns a deserved yellow card.
Inzaghi throws a fresh pair of legs on in midfield, replacing Vecino with Gagliardini for the closing stages.
The Inter boss also makes an offensive change, bringing Dimarco off for Perisic at left wing-back.
78'
M. Mudryk enters the game and replaces M. Solomon.
S. Kryvtsov enters the game and replaces Ismaily.
The Shakhtar boss also replaces left-back Ismaily, bringing Kryvtsov on in his place.
De Zerbi makes a surprising substitution, replacing the lively Solomon with Mudryk for the final 12 minutes plus stoppage time.
75'
Correa looks to weave his way into the box from the left, but his teammate Sanchez takes it off him and his ball into the centre is headed away.
72'
A. Sánchez enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
Inzaghi makes another like-for-like attacking change, bringing Martinez off for Sanchez.
70'
Inter have dropped off and are allowing Shakhtar to work the ball around, concentrating on maintaining a compact, organised block instead of pressing with intensity.
64'
De Zerbi has been raging on the sidelines and the referee comes over to caution the Shakhtar coach with a yellow card.
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63'
Patrick turns away from two Inter defenders with a smooth turn and blasts an effort at goal from distance, but it's blocked away.
61'
Ismaily tries to run in behind Dumfries and swipes towards goal, but he can't steer the ball on target and the shot is well wide of the near post.
60'
The hosts are controlling the game at the moment, working the ball around in a composed fashion as they look to unpick Inter's organised defensive shape.
58'
Shakhtar have shown a renewed vigour since the break. They really seem to believe that they can go in front and cause Inter even more problems than they did in the first half.
55'
J. Correa enters the game and replaces E. Džeko.
H. Çalhanoğlu enters the game and replaces M. Brozović.
The second change of the pair sees Dzeko replaced up front by Correa as Inzaghi adds fresh legs to the forward line.
Inzaghi wastes no time in bringing new faces on in search of a winning goal. Holding midfielder Brozovic is the first to come off, with attacking midfielder Calhanoglu replacing him.
53'
Dodo is livid as the referee blows his whistle to put an end to his burst down the right, but Bastoni is down and has won a free-kick.
51'
Salomon cuts into the box from the left again, as he did so often in the first half, and has a go at goal, but Skriniar gets in the way and blocks the strike.
46'
We're back underway for the second half.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: SHAKHTAR DONETSK 0-0 INTER
45' +2
A number of fouls disrupt the flow of the game in stoppage time as the half draws to a close.
45'
Despite the lengthy treatment Traore required, there will be just three minutes added on to the end of the first half.
43'
Shakhtar have the ball and are slowing the pace of the game down now, working it around safely at the back as they probe for openings in a more controlled manner.
41'
There's still plenty of desire from both sets of players, but the energy expended to this point is beginning to take its toll.
39'
A cross from the left is delivered into a crowded Shakhtar penalty area and it falls for Dumfries, but he has two men in front of him and they just manage to scramble it behind for a corner!
36'
The game is being played at a frenetic pace and both sides are having a real go. The scoreline certainly isn't a fair reflection of the intent shown by these two teams so far.
31'
Pedrinho receives the ball from Solomon and gets to the edge of the box before lashing at goal, but he leans back and sends it over the bar.
27'
Dumfries is sent away down the right and tries to cut the ball back to a teammate in the middle, but there's neither a checked nor a late run to meet it and Shakhtar are able to clear.
25'
Salomon looks threatening with his direct running yet again down the left, but Skriniar stands him up well on this occasion and gets the ball away.
22'
Martinez pounces on a loose pass high up the field and tries to catch Pyatov out with a first-time lob from distance, but he shanks his effort high and wide.
19'
Ismaily bursts into the left side of the box and has options to his right, but Dumfries does superbly to get himself in between the man and the ball and shield it until Handanovic can collect.
17'
Patrick has a go of his own from distance, but he doesn't catch the strike cleanly and it's deflected tamely into Handanovic's grasp.
13'
Handanovic nearly plays his defenders into trouble with a heavy touch and then a poor pass, but Inter just about survive the high press and win a throw.
11'
Tetê enters the game and replaces L. Traoré.
Traore is stretchered off the field after several minutes of medical attention, with Tete coming on to replace the striker.
9'
The stretcher is out for Traore and the forward appears to be in some pain. His night is definitely over and De Zerbi is readying a change.
7'
Traore stays down after a tangle with Dumfries as the Inter wing-back stooped for a header. The striker's leg appeared to get caught underneath his opponent and it looks as though the injury to the Shakhtar striker is serious.
3'
Brozovic pings a raking diagonal towards Dumfries, making a bursting run forward down the right, but the wing-back fails to control the pass and is visibly frustrated with himself.
1'
We're underway in Ukraine!
Shakhtar and Inter are both enjoying strong domestic campaigns, with the former second in the Ukrainian Premier League and the latter third in Serie A. However, they were both beaten in their first group-stage outings and will be determined to get their Champions League campaigns on track tonight.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League Group D clash between Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter.
Inter (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Matias Vecino, Federico Dimarco; Edin Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez.
Inter substitutes: Ionut Radu, Matteo Darmian, Joaquin Correa, Arturo Vidal, Ivan Perisic, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Alex Cordaz, Alexis Sanchez, Aleksandar Kolarov, Hakan Calhanoglu, Roberto Gagliardini, Andrea Ranocchia.
Both teams have played well and will feel they could have opened the scoring, but Inzaghi will be particularly frustrated that his side have been unable to convert their chances. If the second half remains as open as the first, it seems only a matter of time before someone finds the net.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
Shakhtar face Dynamo Kiev next, while Inter travel to face Sassuolo as both teams return to domestic action.
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