It did not always look like it would end that way — a smash-and-grab early from Shakhtar Donetsk’s Kevin, followed later by a chance for the ‘home’ side to regain the lead...even a harshly disallowed set piece goal from Jamal Musiala for a phantom foul on the goalkeeper.

Bayern Munich's push towards the top eight of the UEFA Champions League continues on Tuesday against Shakhtar Donetsk at Schalke 04's VELTINS-Arena. The Ukrainian giants play their domestic home games in Lviv but have found a home in Germany for European encounters owing to Russia's ongoing conflict against Ukraine.

Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise netted a second-half double as it came back from conceding an early goal to win 5-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich throttled Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in a rare neutral site Champions League match in Gelsenkirchen. Michael Olise led the way with a brace while Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller, and Konrad Laimer also scored in a variety of ways.

A couple of clubs with a chance to climb the table in the UEFA Champions League meet on Tuesday, Dec. 10 with Bayern Munich facing off with Shakhtar Donetsk at VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

The match, which ended in a 5-1 loss for Shakhtar, surpassed the previous attendance record set in 2012. At that time, a match between Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv at the Donbas Arena in Donetsk attracted 53,

On Tuesday against Shakhtar Donetsk, the Bavarians made sure to make no mistake. Bayern poured on the goals, punctuating a statistically controlling performance with two sensational, ice-cold late finishes courtesy of Jamal Musiala and Michael Olise — each one serving as an exclamation mark to what was already a runaway Bayern victory.