Thanks to Shakhtar, Donetsk will bring the Champions League back to Poland. The best club in Ukraine will play three home matches of the group stage at the Legia Warszawa stadium. Fate has associated the orange-blacks with m.in. with Trophy defending Real Madrid. When is Shakhtar’s first match in the Champions League?
Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League at the Legia stadium
Due to the armed attack by Russia, Ukrainian clubs cannot play international matches on their territory. For this reason, Shakhtar, who had a guaranteed participation in the Champions League, had to find a replacement stadium. The club from Donetsk has signed a lease agreement for home matches in the group stage of the Champions League with Legia from Warsaw.
– To our great regret, Shakhtar cannot play his home games in the European competition in Ukraine yet, so we decided to play the Champions League group stage matches in Warsaw. I would like to thank the management of Legia for the fact that the club met our needs and concluded a contract with us. We count on the support of Shakhtar’s fans, Warsaw residents and Ukrainians currently staying in the capital of Poland and other cities – admitted Shakhtar’s general director, Serhiy Palk, quoted by the official Legia website.
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