SHAKHTAR DONETSK VS BASEL EUROPA LEAGUE - QUARTER FINAL - LINEUP
4Shakhtar Donetsk will take on Basel in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Tuesday night, with both sides eyeing a spot in the semi-finals of the competition.
The one-off game will be held at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, and the winner will take on either Inter Milan or Bayer Leverkusen in the final four on August 16.
Shakhtar booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the competition courtesy of a 3-0 win over Wolfsburg in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday night. The Ukrainian side already had a 2-1 advantage from the first leg in Germany and therefore breezed into the final eight with a 5-1 aggregate success.
Hirnyky are 13-time Ukrainian champions and actually won the 2019-20 title by 23 points, which is an indication of their dominance. They have not lost a single game in any competition since March 15 and will therefore bring a winning feeling into Tuesday's clash with Basel.
Shakhtar were present in the group stages of this season's Champions League but ultimately finished third in their section behind Manchester City and Atalanta BC. Luis Castro's side cannot be taken lightly in this competition, though, particularly considering that they lifted the UEFA Cup in 2009.
The team's undoubted strength is their ability in the final third of the field, but they kept their first clean sheet in 27 UEFA matches against Wolfsburg and will be looking to produce another shutout on Tuesday night.
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SHAKHTAR DONETSK VS BASEL EUROPA LEAGUE - QUARTER FINAL - LINEUP