UEFA released a video about Shakhtar Donetsk called “Home away from home”.

Video shows how Pitmen’s head coach Marino Pusic He motivated the players of the Ukrainian club before the match between Belgium and Antwerp in the 5th round of the Champions League group stage (1:0).

“Fight for each other. Show your teeth and emotions. Fight for your people. Fight for your country. And show them your soul. This is the most important thing,” Pusic said.

Shakhtar guaranteed participation in the spring round of European cups and had the chance to compete in the Champions League play-offs. To reach the 1/8 final, the miners must beat Porto away in the last round (December 13).

VIDEO. “Fight for your people!” How did Pusic motivate Shakhtar players?

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The two best combinations of the season UEFA ranking He will be able to field one more representative in the 2024/25 Champions League.

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in the main round Champions League 2024/25 4 more clubs (36) will participate compared to the previous one (32).

There will be no division into groups in the Champions League. In each of the 8 rounds, the opponents will be determined by draw according to the Swiss system. There will be one table for all 36 teams. The top 8 teams will advance to the 1/8 final, while clubs from 9 to 24 will play in the 1/16 final.

4 additional trips The 2024/25 Champions League will be distributed as follows:

• For the 3rd team of the association with 5 points (already guaranteed for France)
• Additional spot for selection via Path of Champions (there will be 5 qualifiers, not 4)
• One team from each of the two countries with the best ratings in the 2023/24 season

UEFA coefficient For countries, it is calculated as follows: the number of points earned (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, plus bonuses, knockout rounds count as 50%) divided by the number of teams in the country starting the Euroseason.

Ahead in the season rankings: Germany (12,642), England (11,750), Italy (11,714), Spain (11,437). The top two countries will be awarded an additional place in the 2024/25 Champions League.

Ukraine It ranks 25th in the UEFA season rankings with 3,500. Only one Ukrainian club will continue to compete in European competitions in the spring: Shakhtar Donetsk. Zarya Lugansk will say goodbye to the Conference League in a week.

Race for two additional places in the 2024/25 Champions League

UEFA five-year rankings

Top countries in UEFA season rankings for 2024/25 season

Ukraine is 25th in the UEFA season rankings

The last decisive match between the teams in the Champions League 6th round Group H will be played on December 13. “Porto” And “Miner”.

The match will be played at the Dragao Stadium in Porto. The starting time of the meeting is 22.00 Kiev time.

The Pitmen need to win for the Ukrainian club to qualify for the play-offs in the main European Cup tournament.

Porto and Shakhtar are currently tied for 2nd and 3rd respectively in the four with 9 points, playing alongside Barcelona (already guaranteed to qualify) and Antwerp (who have lost their chance even for 3rd place). The Portuguese are leading the rankings as the Donetsk team lost 1:3 in the first round of the group.

The odds of Shakhtar winning and taking 2nd place in the group are as follows: 6.00 According to the predictions of the London bookmaker William Hill.

Interestingly, the Pitmen also have a theoretical chance to win first place in the foursome. For this, in addition to their victory against Porto, they also need to defeat Barcelona (12) and Antwerp (0).

2023/24 Champions League Group H standings