Whom will Shakhtar play in UCL?
Sunday, December 10, 2017
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The Champions League round of 16 draw will be held in Nyon on December 11
At this stage, the Miners can encounter any of the group winners, except for Manchester City. We bring you 7 possible opponents of the Donetsk club in the knockout stages.
Old friends
Previously, Shakhtar have already faced Manchester United, PSG, Roma, Barcelona and Tottenham in European Cups.
The Londoners went through the most difficult group including Real Madrid, Borussia and APOEL, having kept a clean sheet. The leader of Spurs' attack Harry Kane is the team's top scorer in the tournament (6 goals). Barcelona also do not know the bitterness of the failures in the current tournament 4 wins and 2 draws in the quartet with Juventus, Sporting and Olympiacos.
PSG produced a real goal-scoring extravaganza, having claimed 5 thrashing victories (including the one at Bayern) and deservedly topped their group. In the Paris side’s attack, Neymar and Edinson Cavani (6 goals each) perform a solo along with Kylian Mbappe (4).
Old friends
Previously, Shakhtar have already faced Manchester United, PSG, Roma, Barcelona and Tottenham in European Cups.
The Londoners went through the most difficult group including Real Madrid, Borussia and APOEL, having kept a clean sheet. The leader of Spurs' attack Harry Kane is the team's top scorer in the tournament (6 goals). Barcelona also do not know the bitterness of the failures in the current tournament 4 wins and 2 draws in the quartet with Juventus, Sporting and Olympiacos.
PSG produced a real goal-scoring extravaganza, having claimed 5 thrashing victories (including the one at Bayern) and deservedly topped their group. In the Paris side’s attack, Neymar and Edinson Cavani (6 goals each) perform a solo along with Kylian Mbappe (4).
The Italian league silver medallists Roma competed with Shakhtar in round of 16 in 2011 (Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 AS Roma)
The Italian league silver medallists Roma competed with Shakhtar in round of 16 in 2011. This season, the Romans appeared in the same group with Chelsea and saw off Atlético under Diego Simeone. Other potential opponents of the Miners are Manchester United. Last season, the Mancunians finished sixth in the Premier League, but triumphed in the Europa League, thanks to which they qualified for the Champions League group stage.
Liverpool and Istanbul
The list of English clubs complete Liverpool, who struggled for reaching the knockout stages up to the last round and claimed a more than convincing home win over Spartak (7-0). Shakhtar have never locked horns with the Mercyside team, as their head coach Jürgen Klopp had such an experience, who took charge of Borussia previously.
The champions of Turkey Beşiktaş produced an excellent performance in group G. Şenol Güneş’s men ran out victors 4 times (three times away: versus Porto, Leipzig and Monaco) and drew twice. Cenk Tosun and Taliska have 4 goals to their names.
Where to watch it?
The draw ceremony will take place at 13:00 EET on December 11. The live broadcast will be available on Futbol 1 TV channel.
It should be added that Shakhtar will hold the round of 16 opening match at home (on 13/14 or 20/21 February) and the reverse fixture away (6/7 or 13/14 March).
Liverpool and Istanbul
The list of English clubs complete Liverpool, who struggled for reaching the knockout stages up to the last round and claimed a more than convincing home win over Spartak (7-0). Shakhtar have never locked horns with the Mercyside team, as their head coach Jürgen Klopp had such an experience, who took charge of Borussia previously.
The champions of Turkey Beşiktaş produced an excellent performance in group G. Şenol Güneş’s men ran out victors 4 times (three times away: versus Porto, Leipzig and Monaco) and drew twice. Cenk Tosun and Taliska have 4 goals to their names.
Where to watch it?
The draw ceremony will take place at 13:00 EET on December 11. The live broadcast will be available on Futbol 1 TV channel.
It should be added that Shakhtar will hold the round of 16 opening match at home (on 13/14 or 20/21 February) and the reverse fixture away (6/7 or 13/14 March).