SHAKHTAR Pyatov Rat, Chygrynskiy, Rakitskiy, Srna Stepanenko, Fernandinho Willian, Alex Teixeira, Douglas Costa Mkhitaryan

FC NORDSJAELLAND Hansen Mtiliga, Okore, Runje, Parkhurst Stockholm, Adu, Christensen Lorentzen, Beckmann, John

Razvan Rat and Darijo Srna are likely to reclaim their respective full-back berths whilst Eduardo will make way for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Behind him, the creative spark will be provided by the familiar trio of perennial Premier League targets Willian, Alex Teixeira and Douglas Costa.

Nordsjaelland, meanwhile, have not displayed the same consistency exhibited by their more illustrious opponents. Still bruising from a weekend loss to FC Copenhagen, the Danes sit six points off the summit of the Danish league with nine games played.

They will look, in chief, to forward Joshua John to fire them to victory, whilst highly rated defender Jores Okore will look to marshal the backline against the formidable attacking talent they will face.

• Shakhtar’s most successful Champions League campaign was 2010-11, when they reached the quarter-finals.

• Shakhtar have won 19 top-flight matches in a row – a record for the Ukrainian league.

• The Ukranian champions have scored 245 goals in all European competitions.

• No member of FC Nordsjaelland’s squad has ever appeared in the Champions League.

• The Danes have not been beaten at home in 10 games.

• Last season was their first ever league triumph in Denmark.