The match at the Veltins Arena in Hanselkirchen will begin at 19:45 Kyiv time
Starter became known Shakhtar squad for a nominally home match against Atalanta in the second round of the group round Champions League 2024/25.
From the first minutes, defender Alaa Gram will take to the field, as well as midfielders Taras Stepanenko and Marlon Gomez – all of them were not included in the starting lineup for the first round match against Bologna. The Tunisian defender will play for the second time for his new club and for the first time as a starter.
At the same time, Efim Konoplya and Artem Bondarenko remained in reserve. Let us remind you that forward Daniil Sican is not in the lineup – he is recovering from an injury.
Shakhtar line-up: Riznyk, Matvienko, Bondar, Gram, Pedro Enrique, Stepanenko, Marlon, Kryskiv, Sudakov, Zubkov, Eguinaldo
Spares: Fesyun, Tobias, Hemp, Franjic, Azarov, Stepanenko, Marlon Gomez, Swede, Bondarenko, Nazarina, Kevin, Pedrinho, Neverton, Traore
The match of the second round of the Champions League between Miners and Bergamaschi will take place today, October 2. The meeting starts at 19:45 Kyiv time. The match will be judged by a team of referees led by Portuguese Joao Pinheiro.
Nominally, the “home” match for the Miners will take place in Gelsenkirchen. Marino Pusic’s team will host their opponents at the Veltins Arena this season.
Let us remind you that in the first round the Miners lost with Bologna (0:0), and Atalanta achieved a similar result in the home match with Arsenal.
Source: Sportarena

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