Shakhtar in Portugal
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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The Europa League Round of 32 return leg between Benfica and Shakhtar will take place on February 27
Five-hour journey
The Miners flew to Portugal three days before the match. On February 25, the team had a long flight from Kyiv to Lisbon, with the Orange-and-Blacks’ plane landing at the Portela Airport at 18:50 local time. The club’s senior executives headed by the CEO Sergei Palkin also arrived in the Portuguese capital together with the players and coaches.
Preliminary player list
Shakhtar manager Luis Castro took 21 players for the return leg.
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov, Oleksii Shevchenko, Anatolii Trubin
Defenders: Sergii Kryvtsov, Mykola Matviienko, David Khocholava, Ismaily, Dodo
Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Alan Patrick, Maycon, Viktor Kovalenko, Taison, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Tete, Marlos, Serhii Bolbat, Marcos Antonio, Artem Bondarenko, Fernando
Forward: Junior Moraes
Tomorrow, the teams will hold open training sessions and give pre-match press conferences (stay tuned for updates at shakhtar.com). On February 27, at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Benfica and Shakhtar will compete for qualifying for the next Europa League stage. The game kicks off at 22:00.
The Miners flew to Portugal three days before the match. On February 25, the team had a long flight from Kyiv to Lisbon, with the Orange-and-Blacks’ plane landing at the Portela Airport at 18:50 local time. The club’s senior executives headed by the CEO Sergei Palkin also arrived in the Portuguese capital together with the players and coaches.
Preliminary player list
Shakhtar manager Luis Castro took 21 players for the return leg.
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov, Oleksii Shevchenko, Anatolii Trubin
Defenders: Sergii Kryvtsov, Mykola Matviienko, David Khocholava, Ismaily, Dodo
Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Alan Patrick, Maycon, Viktor Kovalenko, Taison, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Tete, Marlos, Serhii Bolbat, Marcos Antonio, Artem Bondarenko, Fernando
Forward: Junior Moraes
Tomorrow, the teams will hold open training sessions and give pre-match press conferences (stay tuned for updates at shakhtar.com). On February 27, at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Benfica and Shakhtar will compete for qualifying for the next Europa League stage. The game kicks off at 22:00.
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