The match will take place on December 22 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
On Wednesday, January 22, Donetsk Shakhtar will play French Brest in the match of the seventh round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season.
Due to the full-scale war that Russian occupiers continue to wage against Ukraine, the nominally home match for the Miners will take place at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The starting whistle will sound at 19:45 Kyiv time.
After six rounds, the Miners are in 27th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League with 4 points, retaining their chances of reaching the playoffs.
The current champion of Ukraine played a draw against Bologna (0:0), lost to Atalanta (0:3), lost to Arsenal (0:1), won over Young Boys (2:1), and dramatically lost to PSV (2:3) and suffered a crushing defeat from Bayern (1:5).
Brest is in seventh place in the Champions League standings, with 13 points. The French club beat Sturm (2:1), crushed Salzburg (4:0), drew with Bayer (1:1), beat Sparta (2:1), suffered a crushing defeat to Barcelona (0:3) and beat PSV (1:0).
Where to watch the Shakhtar vs Brest match
In Ukraine, the match Shakhtar – Brest will be shown live exclusively by the MEGOGO media service.
The text online broadcast of the match Shakhtar – Brest will be available on our website.
Bookmakers' predictions for the match Shakhtar – Brest
Bookmakers are roughly equal in their assessment of the teams' chances in the upcoming match. You can bet on the Miners' victory with a coefficient of 2.70. A draw – 3.45. A win for the representative of the French championship – 2.66.
In the updated Champions League format, 36 clubs play in a single league, where they must play against eight different opponents (four home and four away matches).
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take 9th to 24th place in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a spot in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
We will add that in the final, eighth round of the main round of the Champions League on January 29, Shakhtar will visit Borussia Dortmund, and Brest will host Real Madrid.
