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Michael Olise has scored four goals in the Champions League this season Bayern Munich came from behind to thrash Shakhtar Donetsk and boost their chances of reaching the Champions League last 16. Brazilian forward Kevin put hosts Shakhtar in front with just five minutes gone, curling beautifully into the far corner for his first goal in the competition. Falling behind seemed to spur on Bayern, who were without England international Harry Kane because of injury, and they were level six minutes later when Konrad Laimer lashed into the roof of the net. Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise and Leroy Sane formed an attack-minded trio behind forward Thomas Muller, and each of them went close to grabbing Bayern's second. Shakhtar, against the run of play, should have restored their advantage through Georgiy Sudakov, but the Ukraine midfielder failed to convert with just the goalkeeper to beat from 10 yards. Muller had a simple tap-in moments later, scoring his 55th goal in the Champions League, to ensure Bayern went in with a half-time lead. It was one-way traffic in the second half as Bayern put their foot on the gas in search of their first away win in this season's Champions League. Olise grabbed the third from the penalty spot after Alaa Ghram fouled Sacha Boey and Musiala further widened the gap with a simple finish following some slick footwork. France forward Olise, who joined from Crystal Palace for £50m in the summer, rounded off the scoring with a fine individual effort, beating several players before wrong-footing the goalkeeper and sliding into an open goal. Bayern have moved up to eighth in the standings, with Feyenoord and Slovan Bratislava still to come in January. Shakhtar sit 27th and round off their campaign against Brest and Borussia Dortmund next month. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 10th December 2024 at 22: 29 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Marino Pusic Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Marino Pusic Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the third meeting between Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich, after facing each other over two legs in the Last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in 2014-15 (Bayern progressed 7-0 on aggregate – 0-0 away and 7-0 at home). Bayern Munich’s 7-0 victory in the last meeting between these two sides (in March 2015) remains Shakhtar Donetsk’s biggest ever defeat in European competition. Bayern Munich are winless in their last five away games in the UEFA Champions League (D1 L4), their longest such run since March 2004 (10 without a win). Indeed, their current losing streak of three games is their longest away from home in their European Cup/Champions League history. Shakhtar Donetsk have won three of their last four home games in the UEFA Champions League (L1), after only winning one in a run of 16 immediately prior to this. All three of these wins have come by a single goal, beating Barcelona 1-0, Royal Antwerp 1-0 and, most recently, Young Boys 2-1. Since beating Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 on MD1 this season, Bayern Munich have only scored three goals across their last four UEFA Champions League matches, and not more than once in any of them. They haven’t failed to score more than one goal in five consecutive games in the competition since September 2004 (a run of eight). Bayern Munich have made more high turnovers (72) than any other team in the UEFA Champions League this season. Indeed, only Manchester City (50. 4) have recovered the ball in open play further from their own goal on average than Vincent Kompany’s side this term (49. 3 metres). Danylo Sikan has scored five goals for Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League, including one in his last outing against PSV. If he finds the net in this game, he’ll become the top-scoring Ukrainian player for the club in the competition (currently level with Júnior Moraes on five). Since joining Bayern Munich ahead of the 2023-24 season, Harry Kane has been directly involved in more goals than any other player in the UEFA Champions League (18 – 13 goals, five assists). Indeed, his 13 goals are also the most of any player in this period. Taras Stepanenko is now the outfield player with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League for Shakhtar Donetsk (64), overtaking Darijo Srna (63) in their defeat to PSV last time out. Thomas Müller opened the scoring – and would go on to score a brace – the last time Bayern Munich faced Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League (two goals in March 2015). The German has made 91 appearances in the competition since that game, the second-most of any active player in this period (after Luka Modric, 98). Match ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 1, FC Bayern München 5. Second Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 1, FC Bayern München 5. Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 1, FC Bayern München 5. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Dmytro Kryskiv (Shakhtar Donetsk). Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk). Attempt missed. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lassina Traoré. Attempt saved. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valerii Bondar. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Adam Aznou replaces Konrad Laimer. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Dier replaces Kim Min-Jae. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Arijon Ibrahimovic replaces Thomas Müller. Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 1, FC Bayern München 4. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Alaa Ghram. Attempt missed. Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner. Corner, Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Daniel Peretz. Attempt saved. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov. Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Newerton replaces Oleksandr Zubkov. Lassina Traoré (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.