Studio kick-off on 19.09.23 21:00.

Kick-off on 19.09.23 22:00.

The broadcast is also available in sign language.

Despite all circumstances, Shakhtar Donetsk performed admirably in the previous group stage and were contenders for the knockout stage until the last match. Their 0-4 defeat to Leipzig in the sixth round sent them to the Europa League. In the previous campaign, the Miners topped their group, surpassing Atlético Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen. They could have eliminated Inter Milan in the Round of 16, but luck was on Inter's side (0-1, 0-0).

Watch the Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Porto match online; these opponents crossed paths twice at a similar stage. In the 2011/12 season, the Ukrainian Premier League champions hosted Porto at the Donbass Arena and lost 0-2, although the score wasn't opened until the seventy-ninth minute. Three years later, the teams determined the winner in Lviv, where the hosts squandered a two-goal advantage, conceding the second goal in the ninety-fourth minute. Rakitsky played in both matches, and Stepanenko also participated in the last encounter. Both players now represent Shakhtar.

As of September 14, forty-two thousand tickets had already been sold. It's worth noting that the Ukrainian giant will play their Champions League home matches at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg (capacity of fifty-seven thousand fans). There are approximately one hundred thousand Ukrainians living in the vicinity of the city. Shakhtar will pay around one and a half million euros for the stadium's use. Kovalenko notes that compared to last season, the Orange and Blacks won't be underestimated.

Since 2011, the Dragons have participated in every group stage of the tournament, except for the 2019/20 season when they failed to qualify. During this period, the Blue and Whites did not advance to the knockout stage four times, and in two cases, the club faced teams from the Ukrainian Premier League.

Shortly before the draw, Stepanenko stated that he would like to be in the same group as the Dragons. Taras noted that Shakhtar has performed well against Primeira Liga representatives. Watch the Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Porto match online.