Shakhtar prepared for Roma reunion
FC Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma have not enjoyed a best of times in a UEFA Champions League turn of 16, though any have a event to urge on that record when they accommodate in a initial leg in Kharkiv.
• Shakhtar have mislaid dual of their 3 last-16 ties – a solitary difference their initial appearance, a 6-2 sum win opposite Roma in a open of 2011.
• Roma, who finished initial in Group C this season, are in a turn of 16 for a sixth time. However, they have not featured in a quarter-finals in a decade, and have mislaid their final 3 ties during this stage.
Previous meetings
• Shakhtar available a gentle feat opposite Roma when a teams met during this theatre of a 2010/11 competition. First-half goals from Jádson (29), Douglas Costa (36) and Luiz Adriano (41) gave a Ukrainian side a 3-2 first-leg feat in Rome notwithstanding Razvan RaÅ£’s possess idea (28) and a Jérémy Ménez strike (61) for Roma.
• Mircea Lucescu’s organisation finished a pursuit behind in Donetsk interjection to Willian’s double (18, 58), possibly side of Marco Borriello’s 28th-minute chastisement skip for a visitors, and a late Eduardo bid (87). Roma mislaid defender Philippe Mexès to a second yellow label 4 mins before half-time.
• The sides during a Donbass Arena on 8 Mar 2011 were:
Shakhtar: Pyatov, Srna, Chygrynskiy, Rakitskiy, Raţ, Hübschman, Mkhitaryan (Alex Teixeira 67), Douglas Costa (Eduardo 60), Jádson, Willian, Luiz Adriano (Marcelo Moreno 75).
Roma: Doni, Burdisso, Juan, Mexès, Riise, Taddei (Rosi 46), Pizarro, De Rossi, Perrotta (Caprari 86), Borriello, VuÄinić (Brighi 65).
• Taras Stepanenko was an new Shakhtar surrogate in both legs.
• When a teams met in a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League organisation stage, Shakhtar won 1-0 during home interjection to Ciprian Marica’s 61st-minute goal.
• The teams in Donetsk on 22 Nov 2006 were:
Shakhtar: Shust, Tymoshchuk, Kucher, Duljaj, Fernandinho (Gai 90), Brandão, Raţ, Chygrynskiy, Marica (Aghahowa 75), Srna, Jadson (Elano 81).
Roma: Doni, Panucci, Mancini (VuÄinić 78), Cassetti, Mexès, De Rossi, Perrotta, Ferrari (Pizarro 69), Aquilani (Montella 78), Totti, Taddei.
• Roma were 4-0 victors in Italy, Rodrigo Taddei, Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi and David Pizarro all scoring in a final 24 minutes.
Match background
Shakhtar
• Since that 2011 win opposite Roma, Shakhtar have mislaid on both their last-16 appearances: opposite Borussia Dortmund in 2012/13 (2-2 home, 0-3 away), FC Bayern München in 2014/15 (0-0 home, 0-7 away). The second-leg detriment to Bayern is their heaviest European defeat.
• The Ukrainian side are therefore dominant in their 3 home turn of 16 games in a UEFA Champions League (W1 D2).
• The Donetsk side won all 3 of their home fixtures in Group G this season, violence SSC Napoli 2-1 on matchday one and Feyenoord 3-1. Last time out they became a initial side to kick territory winners Manchester City FC this season, recording a 2-1 victory.
• Shakhtar’s record during home to Italian clubs is W4 D0 L6.
• The Pitmen’s record in two-legged knockout ties opposite Serie A clubs is W1 L3, with that 2010/11 better of Roma their solitary sum success.
• Shakhtar are personification their UEFA Champions League home games in Kharkiv this deteriorate due to a domestic conditions in Ukraine, and have won 6 of their final 14 home matches in a foe correct (D5 L3), organisation theatre to final.
• Márcio Azevedo, Taison and Marlos all called a OSK Metalist Stadion home before fasten Shakhtar from FC Metalist Kharkiv.
• In 2016/17, a Ukrainian organisation mislaid to BSC Young Boys in a third subordinate turn (2-0 home, 0-2 away, 2-4 on penalties). They eventually done it to a UEFA Europa League turn of 32, going down to RC Celta de Vigo (1-0 away, 0-2 home aet).
• That Celta better finished Shakhtar’s five-game winning run during home, and is their usually better in their final 13 home matches in Europe (W10 D2).
Roma
• Roma’s turn of 16 record is W2 L3. They kick Olympique Lyonnais (2006/07) and Real Madrid CF (2007/08) in their initial dual appearances, though have given mislaid to Arsenal FC (2008/09), Shakhtar (2010/11) and Madrid (2015/16).
• Roma have mislaid their final 4 matches in a turn of 16. They were beaten 2-0 both home and divided by Madrid dual seasons ago.
• The Giallorossi have visited Ukraine on usually dual other occasions, both to face FC Dynamo Kyiv in a UEFA Champions League organisation stage. The went down 2-0 in Nov 2004 (0-3 home) though won 4-1 in Kyiv 3 years after (2-0 home).
• Roma’s record in Ukraine is therefore W1 L3. Overall opposite Ukraine clubs it is W3 L5. That 2010/11 tie with Shakhtar is their solitary knockout contest.
• Despite finishing tip of Group C, Roma picked adult usually 4 points from their 3 divided games in a section, a 2-1 feat during Qarabağ FK, a 3-3 pull during Chelsea and a 2-0 detriment during Club Atlético de Madrid on matchday five. Their sum of 11 points was a lowest sum among a 8 organisation winners.
• That QarabaÄŸ success was Roma’s initial win in 8 UEFA Champions League matches, home and divided and including qualifying, given a 3-2 home feat over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 4 Nov 2015. Matchday four’s 3-0 scalp of Chelsea and a 1-0 home win opposite QarabaÄŸ in their final fixture means they have now won 4 of their final 21 games in a foe (D8 L9).
• The Italian side were separated by FC Porto in final season’s play-offs (1-1 away, 0-3 home). They got as distant as a UEFA Europa League turn of 16, where they were defeated 5-4 over dual legs by Olympique Lyonnais.
• Roma won dual of their 5 divided fixtures in final season’s UEFA Europa League but, in a UEFA Champions League, were but a feat in 10 divided matches, including subordinate (D5 L5), before matchday two. A 3-2 delight during FC Basel 1893 in a 2009/10 organisation theatre is their usually other feat in their final 16 divided games in a competition, organisation theatre to final (D6 L8).
Coach and actor links
• Have played together:
Taison Juan Jesus (CA Internacional 2010)
Fred Alisson (CA Internacional 2013)
Alan Patrick Allison Becker (CA Internacional 2013–14)
• Taison and Juan Jesus were team-mates as Brazil’s CA Internacional won a 2010 Copa Libertadores.
• International team-mates:
Taison, Fred and Bernard Alisson (Brazil)