The head coach of the Donetsk team, Igor Jovicevich, is counting on 27 players in the match.
Shakhtar’s application for the match in the second round of the group stage of the Champions League became known. Remember that the opponent of the Donetsk team in this game was the strongest club in Scotland last season – Celtic.
The Pitmen’s coaching staff decided on the players who could participate in this game. In total, Igor Jovićević’s list contains 27 player names.
Shakhtar’s full application for the match against Celtic is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Alexey Shevchenko, Timur Puzankov, Andriy Pyatov, Anatoly Trubin
Defenders: Serhiy Kryvtsov, Valeriy Bondar, Bogdan Mykhailychenko, Mykola Matvienko, Lukas Taylor, Yefim Konoplya, Maryan Farina, Eduard Kozik
Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Andrey Totovitsky, Georgy Sudakov, Marian Shved, Mikhail Mudrik, Alexander Zubkov, Dmitry Kryskiv, Neven Djurasek, Artem Bondarenko, Oleg Ocheretko, Ivan Petryak, Dmitry Topalov
Forwards: Lassina Traore, Danil Sikan, Andrey Kulakov
Note that due to the widespread invasion of the Kremlin troops in Ukraine, the Pitmen have no chance to play on their home soil.
The match between Shakhtar and Celtic will take place in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The game will take place on Wednesday, September 14th. The beginning of the meeting is at 19:45 Kyiv time.
Recall that Shakhtar defeated Leipzig in the opening match of the 2022/23 Champions League
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Source: korrespondent
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