FC Shakhtar Donetsk will meet with Lisbon’s Benfica in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32, season 2019/20. This was determined by the draw in Switzerland’s Nyon on Monday, December 16.
Both teams got into the playoffs, ranking third in their groups at the previous stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Round of 32 matches are scheduled for February 20 and February 27, 2020. The first game will be hosted by Kharkiv.
The draw also showed other pairs of the Europa League playoffs: Wolves (ENG) v Espanyol (ESP); Sporting CP (POR) v İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR); Getafe (ESP) v Ajax (NED); Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Porto (POR); Copenhagen (DEN) v Celtic (SCO); APOEL (CYP) v Basel (SUI); CFR Cluj (ROU) v Sevilla (ESP); Olympiacos (GRE) v Arsenal (ENG); AZ Alkmaar (NED) v LASK (AUT); Club Brugge (BEL) v Manchester United (ENG); Ludogorets (BUL) v Internazionale Milano (ITA); Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) v Salzburg (AUT); Wolfsburg (GER) v Malmö (SWE); Roma (ITA) v Gent (BEL), and Rangers (SCO) v Braga (POR).
Shakhtar Donetsk beat Dynamo Kyiv with 2-1 in the third round of the Ukrainian Premier League in the capital city on Saturday, August 10.
At the 21st minute, the score in the match hosted by NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium was opened by the Miners’ forward Junior Moraes. At the 39th minute, Dynamo’s newcomer Gerson Rodrigues equalized it.
At the 64th minute, Shakhtar midfielder and Ukrainian national team member Marlos again brought his team ahead. As a result, this goal was victorious for the current champion of Ukraine.
Donetsk’s Shakhtar squad beat German Hoffenheim away with 3: 2 score in the match of the fifth round of the Champions League group stage. On the 14th and 15th minutes, Brazilians Ismaily and Taison led the Ukrainian team ahead. Two minutes later, the Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric played one goal. And on the 40th minute, Steven Zuber equalized the score.
Shaktar will take on Lyon in the last round on December 12 to decide the second team from the group to go to the 1/8th final of the Champions League tournament.
