Shakhtar vs Wolfsburg
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20 — Pograncic played with his hand — Tyson scored a free kick near the side line of the field.
16 — Marlos made an individual pass to the penalty area, but the defense of «Wolfsburg» did not allow to aggravate the situation at his own goal.
13 — Alan Patrick had a great opportunity to score from a long distance in the bottom left corner of the goal, but Castells made a confident save. Shakhtar won the right to a corner.
11 — Marcos Antonio strikes above the goal from medium distance after a rapid counterattack by Shakhtar.
9 — The guests earned a corner, which was performed by Arnold. It did not reach the Pitmen’s goal.
7 — Hinchek gave a split pass, but it turned out to be too strong. Pyatov took the ball out of the goal.
3 — Pongracic played roughly against Junior Moraes. Matvienko took the free-kick.
The fight began with a minute of silence in memory of all the victims of the coronavirus.
The starting whistle sounded. The guests played the ball.
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August 5, 2020. Kiev. NSC «Olympic». Start at 19.55. Air temperature + 28C.
Welcome to Kyiv for the rematch of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Europa League, in which the champion of Ukraine Donetsk Shakhtar will host a representative of the German Bundesliga Wolfsburg.
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Team lineups:
«Miner» — Andriy Pyatov, Dodo, Serhiy Kryvtsov, David Khocholava, Mykola Matvienko, Markos Antonio, Taras Stepanenko, Marlos, Alan Patrick, Tyson, Junior Moraes.
Head coach — Luis Castro (Portugal).
Wolfsburg — Kuhn Castells, Josip Brekalo, Vaut Weghorst, Jerome Roussillon, Marin Pongracic, Xaver Schlager, John Brooks, Maximilian Arnold, Marcel Tisseran, Daniel Hinchek, Joao Victor.
Head coach — Oliver Glasner (Austria).
Arbitrator — Ivan Kružlyak (Slovakia).
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Almost five months have passed between Shakhtar and Wolfsburg matches. The first match on March 12 at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg ended with the victory of the guests (2: 1) and was remembered by two unrealized penalties by Viktor Kovalenko and Vout Weghorst. Goals of Junior Moraes and Marcos Antonio brought success to the Pitmen.
The winner of the confrontation for the sum of two matches in the quarterfinals will meet the best team of the pair «Basel» (Switzerland) — «Eintracht» (Germany), which will be determined on Thursday, August 6, at «St. Jacob Park» in Basel. The first match in Frankfurt am Main ended in the defeat of «Eintracht» with a score of 0: 3.
In total, Shakhtar has played with German clubs 23 times, winning eight with eight draws and seven defeats. The brightest victory fell on the Istanbul final of the UEFA Cup-2008/09 against Werder Bremen — 2: 1.
Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar replaced Vitao in the Europa League bid instead of Ismaili.
Photo: FC Shakhtar.
