Borussia Dortmund are hoping that central defender Mats Hummels will recover from the flu in time for Tuesday's Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk. ...
11:25 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Borussia Dortmund grabbed a late 2-2 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in a Champions League last 16 first leg. ...
03:00 AM, Feb 14, 2013
Shakhtar's overall record against Bundesliga teams is five wins, two draws and three losses. ...
07:45 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Juventus advanced to the knockout stages of the Champions League by winning 1-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk to clinch top spot. ...
04:10 AM, Dec 06, 2012
Benitez's side must beat Nordsjaelland at home in their final Group E match and hope Juventus suffer defeat in Ukraine. ...
09:54 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Copenhagen: Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League after winning 5-2 at FC Nordsjaelland following a hat trick by Luiz Adriano and two goals by Willian on Tuesday. The Ukrainian club lead the group with 10 points, one more than Juventus and three in front of Chelsea. Shakhtar can't be overtaken by Chelsea because they have scored more head-to-head away goals. Nordsjaelland took the lead in...
04:57 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Barcelona's 2-1 loss in Glasgow two weeks back has been the biggest shocker in this season of the Champions League. Add to that defending champions Chelsea's three-way fight for the qualification spots from Group E, and you know there's no safe bet available this edition to put your money on. FC Porto and Manchester United have stormed into the knockout stage, but Malaga joining them in the last-16 has thrown...
11:31 AM, Nov 20, 2012
London: Victor Moses headed home the winner four minutes into injury time to earn Chelsea a 3-2 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday, allowing the holders to move level on points with the Ukrainian side in Group E. Outplayed for large periods, Chelsea twice surrendered the lead in a frenetic match at Stamford Bridge, with Willian scoring both of Shakhtar's goals in the ninth and 47th...
03:54 AM, Nov 08, 2012
London: England left back Ashley Cole will miss holders Chelsea's Champions League Group E game at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday because of a hamstring injury. Cole will be replaced by his young understudy Ryan Bertrand who played on the left side of midfield in the penalty shootout win over Bayern Munich in last season's final. "Ashley Cole won't be available tomorrow, he has a problem with his hamstring,...
02:07 AM, Nov 07, 2012
London: Captain John Terry will be back to plug Chelsea's porous rearguard on Wednesday when the holders bid to avenge last month's defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk and wrest back control of Champions League Group E. The Londoners shipped 10 goals in the four games that centre half Terry missed after he was suspended for racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. "John is an important player for us for...
08:11 AM, Nov 06, 2012
London: Chelsea vice-captain Frank Lampard will miss the crucial Premier League fixture against Manchester United on Sunday due to the recurrence of calf injury which forced the midfielder to limp out of the clubs 1-2 Champions League defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. The 34-year-old lasted only 15 minutes of the game. "It's basically a recurrence of an old injury, said Chelsea manger Roberto Di Matteo. "He was training with...
09:08 AM, Oct 26, 2012
Donetsk: Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo issued a warning to Shakhtar Donetsk after the Ukrainians handed the Italian his first Champions League defeat as a coach on Tuesday. "We are very strong at home and it will be a different game back in London," Di Matteo told reporters after the holders went down 2-1 at the Donbass Arena. Chelsea host Shakhtar at Stamford Bridge in their next Champions League fixture on...
08:44 AM, Oct 24, 2012
Donetsk: Title Holders Chelsea's eight-match unbeaten run in the Champions League came to an unceremonious end after goals by Alex Teixeira and Fernandinho led classy Shakhtar Donetsk to a 2-1 win on Tuesday. The Londoners, with John Terry back as captain after being banned at the weekend and Frank Lampard making his 100th European appearance, were up against it from the moment Teixeira pounced on a loose ball to score...
03:21 AM, Oct 24, 2012
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has claimed that the club has rejected a 33 million euros (26m pounds) bid from Chelsea for talented Brazilian Willian. Equally comfortable on the wing or in attacking midfield, Willian signed for the Miners as an inexperienced and inconsistent 19-year-old after an impressive start to his career with Corinthians and, although his debut season included prolonged periods on the bench, he has since gone on...
10:14 AM, Jul 18, 2012
The Blaugrana deservedly found the winner deep into extra time. ...
11:13 PM, Aug 29, 2009
Luiz Adriano won the tie for Shakhtar in the final minute with a breakaway goal. ...
04:27 PM, Apr 17, 2009
The Spurs let a home lead slip against the Ukrainians. ...
12:30 PM, Feb 27, 2009
The Blaugrana's unbeaten streak came to an embarrassing end. ...
05:26 PM, Dec 10, 2008
Four Barca youth teamers have been called in for the Shakhtar game. ...
04:59 PM, Dec 09, 2008
Dubai: India will have to beat Australia in the three-match ODI series starting on Sunday if they want to retain their second spot in ICC rankings. While Australia sits pretty at number one position on 132 ratings points, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka are locked on 115. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side is placed second by a fraction. India will retain second place if it beats Australia 3-0 or...
03:43 PM, Oct 24, 2007
