A dramatic final day of the UEFA Champions League group stage transpired on Wednesday as five teams battled for two spots in the knockout stage. In the end, PSG and Porto did enough in their games to advance to the last 16. Also, Milan's stunning comeback win against Newcastle ensures the Italian side will enter […]

Shakhtar Donetsk TV schedule and streaming links Our Shakhtar Donetsk TV schedule will show you where you can find matches on TV and streaming in the US. Sadly facing struggles due to conflict in their home country in recent years, Shakhtar Donetsk is one of Ukraine's top clubs – one of only two from the […]

Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk is making another temporary stadium change for its Champions League schedule this upcoming season. The displaced club is not playing in its home city for European competition as the country continues its war against Russia. Domestic contests in the Ukrainian Premier League are still happening. For those, Shakhtar Donetsk plays at […]

Fulham forward Manor Solomon recently told the story of how he escaped Ukraine during his time with Shakhtar Donetsk. The 23-year-old Israel international was still playing for the Ukrainian club when the Russian invasion began last year. "I woke up to the sound of explosions and sirens," Solomon told BBC Sport. "It was like being […]

Chelsea acquired Ukraine international Mykhailo Mudryk on Saturday in an expensive transfer topping out over $100 million. Chelsea swooped in the the Shakhtar Donetsk star while it appeared Arsenal were on the verge of acquiring the talent. While the official fee for Mudryk's transfer to Chelsea is high, a $100 million package in total, not […]

Chelsea have reported agreed a €100m deal with Shakhtar Dontesk to sign Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk, the Athletic have reported. The London side are set to pay a fee of €70m upfront with further €40m in add ons for the 22-year-old. The report claims that Chelsea’s director of global talent Ben Winstanley traveled to Turkey […]

Arsenal are firmly in talks with Shakhtar Donetsk over the potential transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk. The Ukrainian club's CEO confirmed the discussions on Thursday. Sergei Palkin even claimed that he would be talking with Gunners officials five minutes after giving the interview. "Negotiations are continuing," Palkin said on Thursday. "We receive offers, but they are […]

Sometimes you just can’t explain sports. Eight years ago, Liverpool ended up finishing second in their Champions League group and fifth in the Premier League table, but ended the season as champions of Europe. The English club edged out Olympiacos in the group stages (on goal difference), then advanced past Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Chelsea; […]

With the Champions League and Europa League draws having taken place, the rest of the season is slowly drifting into a more predictable mush. There's just one last weekend of Serie A action (this weekend), and then there's a solid two weeks and a bit of break from the Serie A. I certainly find it […]

The Champions League group stages have finished, and now it's time to see which teams will face each other in the round of 16 which is coming up next. UEFA will be drawing the match-ups for the Champions League and the Europa League on December 17th, and there's a set of guidelines which the round of 16 […]

In the first eight matches of this Champions League matchday, there was plenty of excitement to go around. Some sides like Chelsea have made sure that they're going through top of the group, while others like Arsenal have complicated their Champions League campaign terribly. In these eight games, there were 23 goals scored, making for […]

After a truly fantastic matchday of Champions League action, there are so many things to review, especially after so many goals were scored. There were 53 goals scored in all 16 matches of the Champions League this midweek, that's an average of 3.31 goals per game! Not bad at all. Real Madrid travelled to Milan […]