After back-to-back Champions League losses to Aston Villa and FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich responded with a pair of 1-0 wins over Benfica and PSG. Bayern will be heavy favorites in their final three group stage matches,

The Ukrainian hosts are in 26th place with four points after five matchdays in the Europe's premier competition, losing 3-2 against PSV Eindhoven on November 27, while the Bavarians are in 13th place with nine points and beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on November 26.

After a shaky start to this year's Champions League, Bayern Munich will be looking to take a step closer to booking their place in the round of 16 as they take on Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk. After suffering stinging defeats to Aston Villa and Barcelona in October,

It was a good solid win from a Bayern Munich team that was clearly the better of the two sides today. It did not always look like it would end that way — a smash-and-grab early from Shakhtar Donetsk’s Kevin,