Shakhtar's UCL milestone
Friday, December 11, 2020
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The match vs Inter is Shakhtar's 100th one in the Champions League main stages
Matches in the group stage and knockout stages have been taken into account.
20 years after debut
Shakhtar debuted in the Champions League group stage 20 years ago, in September 2000. Back then, the team of Viktor Prokopenko hosted Rome-based Lazio coached by Sven-Goran Ericsson (0-3) in Donetsk. And in the next round vs Arsenal at Highbury in London, Oleksii Bakharev scored the Orange-and-Blacks' first goal in the history of main round performances.
20 years after debut
Shakhtar debuted in the Champions League group stage 20 years ago, in September 2000. Back then, the team of Viktor Prokopenko hosted Rome-based Lazio coached by Sven-Goran Ericsson (0-3) in Donetsk. And in the next round vs Arsenal at Highbury in London, Oleksii Bakharev scored the Orange-and-Blacks' first goal in the history of main round performances.
22/08/2000. Slavia 0-2 Shakhtar (Vorobei 90’, Atelkin 96’). Taking into account the qualifying rounds, Shakhtar have amassed 136 UCL games
90 in the group, 10 in the knockout stages
90 matches took place in the group stage, eight in the Round of 16, two vs Barcelona in the quarterfinals in 2011. Shakhtar have 35 wins, 21 draws and 44 defeats. They scored 138 goals and conceded 171 goals. Almost 30% of the total number of goals were scored by three Brazilians. The club's record holder is Luiz Adriano (20). Alex Teixeira scored 11 goals, Jadson netted 9.
90 matches took place in the group stage, eight in the Round of 16, two vs Barcelona in the quarterfinals in 2011. Shakhtar have 35 wins, 21 draws and 44 defeats. They scored 138 goals and conceded 171 goals. Almost 30% of the total number of goals were scored by three Brazilians. The club's record holder is Luiz Adriano (20). Alex Teixeira scored 11 goals, Jadson netted 9.
The Miners had their last Champions League match at the Donbass Arena seven years ago - against Real Sociedad on 27 November 2013
Home matches
Before leaving Donetsk, Shakhtar played 60 matches in the main rounds of the Champions League. Away from their hometown, the team have had 40 matches in the group stage and in the knockout stages since 2014. Therefore, 20 of them could have taken place at the Donbass Arena: nine were held at the OSK Metalist in Kharkiv, seven at the Arena Lviv, and four at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv.
Before leaving Donetsk, Shakhtar played 60 matches in the main rounds of the Champions League. Away from their hometown, the team have had 40 matches in the group stage and in the knockout stages since 2014. Therefore, 20 of them could have taken place at the Donbass Arena: nine were held at the OSK Metalist in Kharkiv, seven at the Arena Lviv, and four at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv.