They were included in the list instead of Lemkin and Udod
Donetsk’s application became known Shakhtar for the away match of the second round of the group stage Champions League 2023/24 against Antwerp.
Let us note the return to action of two central defenders who missed the first round match against Porto – Nikolai Matvienko and Dmitry Chigrinsky.
Matvienko has not appeared on the field since September 9, when he was replaced during the break of the Ukraine-England match (1:1). It soon became known that the football player had an exacerbation of a chronic Achilles injury. Nikolai missed several matches until he was included in the Gornyaki squad for the match against Vorskla on September 30.
- Shakhtar’s bid for the Champions League
Goalkeepers: Arthur Rudko, Timur Puzankov, Dmitry Riznyk, Denis Tvardovsky
Defenders: Georgy Gocholeishvili, Irakli Azarov, Dmitry Chigrinsky, Nikolay Matvienko, Novatus Miroshi, Efim Konoplya, Eduard Kozik, Yaroslav Rakitsky
Midfielders: Denil Castillo, Taras Stepanenko, Eginaldo, Dmitry Kryskiv, Marian Shved, Georgy Sudakov, Alexander Zubkov, Dmitry Topalov, Artem Bondarenko, Oleg Ocheretko, Egor Nazarina, Neverton, Alexey Kashchuk
Forwards: Daniil Sikan, Bogdan Vyunnik, Kevin Kelsey
In the first round, Shakhtar lost to Porto in a nominally home match, which took place in Hamburg, with a score of 1:3. He is third in the table as Antwerp have the worst goal difference after losing to Barcelona 0:5.
The match Antwerp – Shakhtar will take place on Wednesday, October 4, at the Bosailstadion arena at 19:45 Kyiv time. The match will be judged by the Slovenian team led by Rade Obrenovic.
Source: Sportarena
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