Shakhtar Donetsk, champions of Ukraine, will participate for the 20th time in a European competition, entering directly into the league phase of the Champions League. The draw placed the Ukrainian team in a challenging group.
In the league phase, Shakhtar will have to face Real Madrid and Sporting CP. These matches promise to be particularly interesting, especially the duel with the Portuguese side Sporting.
The club nurtures the dream of surpassing the quarter-finals reached in 2010/11, which remain their best result in the competition. The ambition is to go beyond that historic mark.
With vast experience accumulated over these 20 European participations, Shakhtar seeks to use that experience to achieve a longer run in this edition of the Champions League.
