|
|
Played
September 19, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Donbass Arena — Donets'k
Referee: P. Gil
Attendance: 45816
September 19, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Donbass Arena — Donets'k
Referee: P. Gil
Attendance: 45816
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Shakhtar | 1.22 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.20 | 1.17 |
| Draw | 6.00 | 51.00 | 6.00 | 41.00 | 6.50 | 12.00 | 7.00 | 7.14 |
| Nordsjælland | 13.00 | 81.00 | 13.00 | 151.00 | 15.00 | 70.00 | 15.50 | 18.37 |
Shakhtar Donetsk - FC Nordsjaelland Preview: The champions of Ukraine and Denmark collide
The Danish Superliga winners travel to Ukraine to face Mircea Lucescu's men, who will be hoping to get through the group stage, after falling there in last year's competition
By William Shand
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
|
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 |
Shakhtar welcome Champions League freshmen Nordsjaelland to the Donbass Arena as they look to make it 10 wins from 10 competitive matches. Following their comfortable 3-0 victory over Zorya Lugansk, head coach Mircea Lucescu will be able to field a side free of any significant injury concerns.
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.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- 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.
| Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 |
|
| Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200 |
|
| Sign up to Paddy Power for £250 in free bets |
|
| Sign up today with Coral and get a £50 FREE bet - no strings attached! |
|
| Sign up today with BetVictor and get a £25 FREE BET! |
|
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
-
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 FC Nordsjælland
- 20.33 %
-
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 FC Nordsjælland
- 16.6 %
-
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 FC Nordsjælland
- 12.86 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Nov 20, 2012 | FC Nordsjælland 2 - Shakhtar Donetsk 5 |
|
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Sep 19, 2012 | Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - FC Nordsjælland 0 |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk
   |
||
| Mar 5, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 3 - Shakhtar Donetsk 0 | UCL |
| Feb 13, 2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - Borussia Dortmund 2 | UCL |
| Dec 5, 2012 | Shakhtar Donetsk 0 - Juventus 1 | UCL |
| Nov 20, 2012 | FC Nordsjælland 2 - Shakhtar Donetsk 5 | UCL |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Chelsea FC 3 - Shakhtar Donetsk 2 | UCL |
FC Nordsjælland
  |
||
| Dec 5, 2012 | Chelsea FC 6 - FC Nordsjælland 1 | UCL |
| Nov 20, 2012 | FC Nordsjælland 2 - Shakhtar Donetsk 5 | UCL |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Juventus 4 - FC Nordsjælland 0 | UCL |
| Oct 23, 2012 | FC Nordsjælland 1 - Juventus 1 | UCL |
| Oct 2, 2012 | FC Nordsjælland 0 - Chelsea FC 4 | UCL |
| Returns: | Shakhtar £12.22 |
|
Sign up to Paddy Power for £250 in free bets | |
| Returns: | Draw £510.00 |
|
Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 | |
| Returns: | Nordsjælland £1510.00 |
|
Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200 |
| 30 | Andriy Pyatov | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Olexandr Kucher | Defender |
| 26 | R. Raţ | Defender |
| 33 | Darijo Srna | Midfielder |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakytskyy | Defender |
| 3 | Tomas Hubschmann | Midfielder |
| 7 | Fernandinho | Midfielder |
| 22 | Willian | Midfielder |
| 22 | Henrik Mkhitaryan | Midfielder |
| 11 | Ilsinho | Midfielder |
| 9 | Luiz Adriano | Striker |
| - | Anton Kanibolotskiy | Goalkeeper |
| 38 | Sergey Krivtsov | Defender |
| 15 | Taras Stepanenko | Midfielder |
| 20 | Douglas Costa | Midfielder |
| 29 | Alex Teixeira | Midfielder |
| 11 | Eduardo | Striker |
| - | Marko Devic | Striker |
| 1 | Jesper Hansen | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Jores Okore | Defender |
| 8 | Patrick Mtiliga | Defender |
| - | Michael Parkhurst | Defender |
| 21 | Ivan Runje | Defender |
| 6 | Enock Kofi Adu | Midfielder |
| 7 | Nikolai Stokholm | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mikkel Beckmann | Midfielder |
| 17 | Søren Christensen | Midfielder |
| - | K. Lorentzen | Midfielder |
| 15 | Joshua John | Striker |
| 16 | Thomas Villadsen | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Mark Gundelach | Defender |
| 5 | Anders Christiansen | Midfielder |
| - | Andreas Laudrup | Midfielder |
| 23 | Mario Ticinovic | Midfielder |
| 30 | SmørumnedreLasse Andersen Petry | Midfielder |
| 11 | Morten Nordstrand | Striker |
| Henrik Mkhitaryan | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 22 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
The 23 year-old Armenian has been in lethal form all season, leading the goal scoring charts with 12 goals in nine league games. He has already scored more goals this season than in any of his previous three league campaigns and, against opponents sampling the Champions League for the very first time, will be hopeful he can add to his already outstanding scoring record.
| Joshua John | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 15 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The Dutch attacker was brought in on loan from Twente this summer and has already made an immediate impact, scoring six goals in five competitive games. Blessed with considerable pace, he will be hoping to ruffle the feathers of a Shakhtar backline that will have to guard against complacency.
For Shakhtar to harbour any serious ambitions of progressing to the Round of 16 they need to start their campaign with a win and, despite FC Nordsjælland’s best efforts, the Ukrainian side's current form and Champions League pedigree should ensure they comfortably achieve this in front of their home fans.
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
12 | 0 |
|
Robert Lewandowski Striker Dortmund |
10 | 1 |
|
Thomas Müller Striker Bayern |
8 | 1 |
|
Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 0 |
|
Burak Yılmaz Striker Galatasaray |
8 | 0 |
