UCL: Lukaku's Brace Opens Up Group B After Madrid's Loss To Shakhtar Donesk

  UCL: Lukaku's Brace Opens Up Group B After Madrid's Loss To Shakhtar Donesk By Omolagba Oluwayemi Not a good time to be an Inter and Madrid fan with both club struggling in a group one would've have expected them to have qualified with a game to spare. Inter survived a late scare in Germany, thanks to the VAR for their first win after 5 games in the 2020/21 season UEFA Champions League group stages to give them a chance of progressing to the next round BSNsports.com.ng reports. Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Inter Milan kept their unlikely hopes of qualification for the Champions League last 16 alive with victory over Group B leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach could have sealed top spot with victory but three points now separate the four sides heading into next week's final round of fixtures. Alassane Plea cancelled out Matteo Darmian's opener before half-time. Lukaku scored twice in nine minutes to make it 3-1, before Plea's second. There was late drama as Ashley Young missed an excellent chance to put the result beyond doubt, before a VAR review with seven minutes remaining denied Plea his hat-trick and ensured Antonio Conte's side remain in this season's competition for at least one more game. Earlier in the group, Shakhtar Donesk completed a double over Real Madrid with their 2-0 win at NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium having won the first leg 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu. The win moved Shakhtar to second on the log, levelled on 7 points with Real Madrid and things could've been worse for Madrid should Mönchengladbach had won against Inter, but an Inter win means all the clubs in the group have a chance of qualifying for the next round and will now have their fate in their hands. Inter now have every chance of reaching the knockout stages for the first time since 2012 and Madrid on the other hand could play in Europe's second tier competition for the first time in more than 25 years Real host Mönchengladbach and Inter welcome Shakhtar in Wednesday's fixtures.