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Shakhtar are in Kharkiv

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

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The Orange-and-Blacks prepare for their opening competitive games in 2020

On the morning of February 19, Shakhtar conducted an open training session at Sviatoshyno, flying from Kyiv to Kharkiv the same afternoon. Together with the first team, the club’s senior executives headed by the CEO Sergei Palkin also flew to attend the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 game.

After meeting with Benfica, the Miners will stay in Kharkiv to get prepared for Sunday’s league game vs Desna. Luis Castro took 24 football players with him for the upcoming fixtures.
 
Preliminary squad

Goalkeepers:
Andriy Pyatov, Anatolii Trubin, Oleksii Shevchenko

Defenders: Sergii Kryvtsov, Valerii Bondar, Mykola Matviienko, David Khocholava, Ismaily, Dodo

Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Maycon, Viktor Kovalenko, Alan Patrick, Taison, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Tete, Marlos, Serhii Bolbat, Marcos Antonio, Artem Bondarenko, Marquinhos Cipriano, Fernando

Forwards: Junior Moraes, Danylo Sikan

At 19:55 tomorrow, February 20, Shakhtar will have their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 first leg vs Benfica; on February 23, the Miners will have a UPL game vs Desna (17:00) at the OSK Metalist. You can purchase tickets for both games at the stadium ticket office and online, at shakhtar.com.