The match will start at 19:45 Kyiv time.
Donetsk “Shakhtar" has announced the starting lineup for the second round of the main stage of the 2024/25 Champions League against Italian “Atalanta", which will take place today, October 2, at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Shakhtar: Riznyk, Bondar, Gramm, Pedro Henrique, Matvienko, Stepanenko, Marlon Gomez, Sudakov, Kryskiv, Zubkov, Eguinaldo
Substitutes: Fesyun, Traore, Franjic, Shved, Azarov, Vinicius Tobias, Bondarenko, Konoplya, Nazarina, Kevin, Pedriho, Neverton
Atalanta's starting lineup for the game against the Miners has also been announced.
Atalanta:Carnesecchi, Cossunu, Djimsiti, Kolasinac, Bellanova, de Ron, Ederson, Zappacosta, Samardzic, Lookman, De Ketelare
Subs: Patricio, Rossi, Godfrey, Cuadrado, Pasalic, Zaniolo , Palaestra, Retegi, Komi, Manzoni, Vlahovic, Del Lungo
The fight will begin at 19:45 Kyiv time. The text online broadcast of the match “Shakhtar” – “Atalanta” is available on our website.
In the updated format of the Champions League, 36 clubs compete in a single league, where they will play against eight different opponents ( four matches at home and four away).
In the first round of the most prestigious European tournament, Shakhtar played a draw against the Italian Bologna (0:0), and Atalanta shared points with London's Arsenal (0:0).
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take the overall standings The teams in the table, positions 9th to 24th, will play paired play-off matches to reach the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.