Van Leeuwen will have to do without several defenders in his debut match of the main European Cup
Donetsk’s application became known Shakhtar for the match of the first round of the group stage Champions League 2023/24 against Porto.
Three central defenders were not included in the list of players: Nikolai Matvienko, Valery Bondar and Dmitry Chigrinsky.
Let us remind you that Matvienko’s chronic Achilles injury worsened in the camp of the Ukrainian national team, which is why he missed the match against Italy (1:2). Nikolay also did not participate in Shakhtar’s recent game against Obolon (1:0) on September 16.
Bondar has been injured since the end of July, when he suffered a broken collarbone in the 1st round of the UPL. According to the preliminary conclusion, Valery will fly out at least until the end of September/beginning of October.
36-year-old Chigrinsky, who returned to Shakhtar in the summer after 8 and a half years, played only two incomplete matches this season and managed to earn a deletion.
Defender Pedrinho and midfielder Anton Glushchenko are also not on the roster for the next match.
- Shakhtar’s bid for the Champions League
Goalkeepers: Arthur Rudko, Timur Puzankov, Dmitry Riznyk, Denis Tvardovsky
Defenders: Stav Lemkin, Georgy Gocholeishvili, Irakli Azarov, Efim Konoplya, Eduard Kozik, Yaroslav Rakitsky, Daniil Udod
Midfielders: Denil Castillo, Taras Stepanenko, Eginaldo, Dmitry Kryskiv, Marian Shved, Georgy Sudakov, Alexander Zubkov, Dmitry Topalov, Artem Bondarenko, Novatus Miroshi, Oleg Ocheretko, Egor Nazarina, Neverton, Alexey Kashchuk
Forwards: Daniil Sikan, Bogdan Vyunnik, Kevin Kelsey
In the first round of the Champions League, Patrick van Leeuwen’s team in Hamburg will host Porto on September 19. Also in Group H, Shakhtar will meet with Barcelona and Antwerp.
⚒ Select Patrick van Leeuwen for the match against Porto in Gamburzi.
🧡 List of players who made it to Germany for the opening match of the Champions League.
📅 19th spring ⏰ 22:00 🧡 #Shakhtar #UCL #ShakhtarPorto pic.twitter.com/N1X4EjLaxX
— ⚒FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK (@FCShakhtar) September 17, 2023
Source: Sportarena
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