Shakhtar vs Ludogorets: watch the match online at 16:30
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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On January 31, Shakhtar will play the third test match at the training camp in Turkey
The Miners are to face Bulgarian champions Ludogorets in the friendly game.
It kicks off at 16:30 Kyiv time. Live stream of the test matches of the Orange-and-Blacks at the training camp are available on Shakhtar’s YouTube channel and the FC Shakhtar mobile application in the Live section.
Opponent
PFC Ludogorets from Razgrad was formed in 1945, but the current form of the club has existed since the beginning of the millennium. The Eagles have been winning gold medals of the national league every season since 2012 and have already won 11 championship titles in a row. Also, they are constant participants of the European Cups: they played in the Champions League group stage twice (in the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons), advanced to the Europa League play-off.
The Bulgarian giants began the 2022/23 European campaign in the Champions League qualification, defeating Sutjeska (Montenegro) and Shamrock (Ireland) in the first stages, but losing to Dinamo Zagreb in the decisive round. The Razgrad outfit got 7 points and claimed the third spot in UEFA Europa League group facing Roma, Betis and HJK which made it possible to continue the European season in UEFA Conference League Round of 32, where they will meet with the Anderlecht (Belgium). Ludogorets are in the second spot in the table of the Bulgarian championship after 18 rounds (43 points, goal difference: 46-12), being 1 point behind the leaders.
Slovenian specialist Ante Simundza has been the head coach of the Eagles since 2022 managing a very international squad. Thus, one of the defence leaders is Ukrainian back Ihor Plastun, and the most prolific players are Argentinian Matias Tissera (13 goals), Ghanian Bernard Tekpetey (10), and Bulgarian Kiril Despodov (10).
The Bulgarian champions have already played 4 friendlies, preparing for the second part of the season: they lost to Hannover (Germany) (1-2), tied with Zaglebie (Poland) (1-1), defeated Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) (3-2) and Dinamo Tbilisi (2-1).
Besides, Shakhtar and Ludogorets play test matches almost every year. The meets in the winter of 2018 and 2021 ended in draw (2-2 twice), and the game in the summer of 2019 was won by the Miners (3-0).
It kicks off at 16:30 Kyiv time. Live stream of the test matches of the Orange-and-Blacks at the training camp are available on Shakhtar’s YouTube channel and the FC Shakhtar mobile application in the Live section.
Opponent
PFC Ludogorets from Razgrad was formed in 1945, but the current form of the club has existed since the beginning of the millennium. The Eagles have been winning gold medals of the national league every season since 2012 and have already won 11 championship titles in a row. Also, they are constant participants of the European Cups: they played in the Champions League group stage twice (in the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons), advanced to the Europa League play-off.
The Bulgarian giants began the 2022/23 European campaign in the Champions League qualification, defeating Sutjeska (Montenegro) and Shamrock (Ireland) in the first stages, but losing to Dinamo Zagreb in the decisive round. The Razgrad outfit got 7 points and claimed the third spot in UEFA Europa League group facing Roma, Betis and HJK which made it possible to continue the European season in UEFA Conference League Round of 32, where they will meet with the Anderlecht (Belgium). Ludogorets are in the second spot in the table of the Bulgarian championship after 18 rounds (43 points, goal difference: 46-12), being 1 point behind the leaders.
Slovenian specialist Ante Simundza has been the head coach of the Eagles since 2022 managing a very international squad. Thus, one of the defence leaders is Ukrainian back Ihor Plastun, and the most prolific players are Argentinian Matias Tissera (13 goals), Ghanian Bernard Tekpetey (10), and Bulgarian Kiril Despodov (10).
The Bulgarian champions have already played 4 friendlies, preparing for the second part of the season: they lost to Hannover (Germany) (1-2), tied with Zaglebie (Poland) (1-1), defeated Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) (3-2) and Dinamo Tbilisi (2-1).
Besides, Shakhtar and Ludogorets play test matches almost every year. The meets in the winter of 2018 and 2021 ended in draw (2-2 twice), and the game in the summer of 2019 was won by the Miners (3-0).