Football analysts at Football Ranked ran a simulation of the Champions League main stage and published an expected tournament table. According to the portal’s model — reported by Sport.ua on August 29, 2026 — Shakhtar Donetsk is forecast to finish 34th overall, accumulating about five points across the group stage.
The projection follows the group draw on August 27, which placed Shakhtar with Real Madrid, Inter, Sporting, PSV, Fenerbahçe, RB Leipzig, AEK and Slovan. Football Ranked’s output lists Shakhtar above Slovakia’s Slovan and Azerbaijan’s Sabah, while naming Bayern, Arsenal and PSG among the main favorites; Manchester City and Real Madrid appear in the top five in the projected table.
The ranking is a modelled forecast rather than a result; Football Ranked gives an approximate points total for each team based on its simulation methodology (as relayed by Sport.ua).