SHAKHTAR DONETSK
Without a doubt, the Ukrainians delivered the biggest blow of their debut in the current group stage. In a fantastic first half, the Donetsk side made the key difference to end up beating Real Madrid 3-2 in Spain.
As is the custom in the 21st century, the “Miners” have a large number of Brazilian players, who support their midfield and offense. This is the case of Tetê, Marlos –nationalized Ukrainian-, Marcos Antonio and Dentinho, to name a few. In addition, they have Dodô, a young right back.
However, his current great figure is the Israeli Manor Salomon, who surprised Europe with his good performance against the top winner of the Champions League.
In the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar they are third with 13 points, four less than their historic rival, Dinamo Kiev. It was precisely against this rival that the Donetsk team lost their only official match this season.
In Europe, the Ukrainians come from a great campaign in the 2019/20 Europa League. There they reached the semifinals, where curiously they lost to Inter, by a resounding 5-0.