Champions League
Bondarenko: Shakhtar knows our progress and we will go there
Donetsk Shakhtar is ahead in a nominal home match of the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League in Hamburzi, beating Belgian side Antwerp.
Player of the “orange-blacks” Artem Bondarenko commented on the performance of the powerful team after the match ended.
“First of all, because I am nice to my friends, because I am very happy to play again! Because I have been following the team, this month has been quite difficult for me: I have trained hard for 24 years and tried my best to convert run as quickly as possible.
I want to tell everyone who was involved in my innovations, who “followed me”, who was not exactly cheerful and gave everything for me, that I still appreciate and even so many people who helped me turn around.
According to the competition, we are happy to win and guarantee our place in Europe, but this is not the maximum goal. We know our lead and we go for it. I hope everything will work out.
We won despite the pitch being full of filth, but we showed character and everything went as expected.
Ushkodzhenya is less turbulent, but it is important to turn around after a month’s break. It is now necessary to practice on the field step by step, but I think today will be better.
Our plan is to first control the ball and the game. But the field was very important, everyone realized that once again no compromises are necessary, even beautiful football is beautiful football, but the result is necessary. That’s why we weren’t complicated at certain times and played more reliably and simply. Overall, the result is that all is well.
It is important to say why it is more important for us to play in the championship than Liza’s champions. In the championship the teams are more closed, here we miss the last part of any bitterness. I hope everything will be fine: there will be difficult matches, the team will work hard to progress, change the coaching guidelines and achieve a positive result.
It is clear that in Nimechchyna you can feel the support of sick people. And we are very grateful for those who support us, no matter which country we play in. So we can give another big shout out. We have a price,” said the Ukrainian fakhivets.
In the last match of the match, Donetsk will play Shakhtar against Portuguese side Porto.
Source: Football UA
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“The best target has been determined”shakhtar“In the last 8 years.
Mikhail Mudrik – Winner of the survey among Super Battle goals 2025 fans.
Mudryk scored a superb goal against Scottish Celtic in a Champions League match on October 25, 2022.
In the latest poll among fans, Mudryk’s super strike received 2,759 votes, ahead of Yaroslav Rakitsky’s goal (2020).
Before that, 4 years ago, Viktor Kovalenko became the winner with the goal he scored in the match against Dynamo in 2018.
VIDEO. This is Mudrik. Shakhtar’s best goal in the last 8 years has been announced
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“Bavaria” Penalized for fans using fireworks in the Champions League match against Sporting – 3:1
Following the repeated use of pyrotechnics in the South Stand during home matches in the UEFA Champions League, Bayern were fined €50,000 by the UEFA Disciplinary Commission and the partial closure of the Allianz Arena (sectors 111–114) for the club’s next home match in European competition. The previously imposed suspended penalty will come into force after the incident in the match against Sporting Lisbon on 9 December 2025 and will be applied in the next home match against Union Saint-Gilloise on 21 January.
As tickets are not allocated to blocks during Bayern home matches in the lower tier of the South Stand and all 9,336 tickets for blocks 109-117 are valid, the club cannot technically cancel only 4,800 tickets for blocks 111-114. Therefore, as a first step, all South Stand tickets will be canceled and the club will refund the ticket price to the relevant buyers. All South Stand tickets will therefore be void and will not entitle you to a match against Saint-Gilloise at the Allianz Arena.
Ticket cancellations will be made on Friday. 109-110 and 115-117. In case of resale of seats in the blocks, Bayern will inform you about further actions and organizational details in a timely manner.
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Champions League
PHOTOGRAPH. The official Champions League ball has been presented. 25-year partnership with UEFA
Adidas officially introduced a special ball UEFA Champions League 2025/26It is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the partnership with the main club tournament in Europe.
The new ball will feature in the general stage and knockout matches of the Champions League and its design references the history and iconic symbols of the tournament; At the center of one of the stars is a 25th anniversary inscription, highlighting the silver anniversary of the cooperation between Adidas and UEFA.
The design combines a classic white base with silver accents, inspired by the final ball of the 2000/01 season when Adidas became the first official supplier of the Champions League ball.
PHOTOGRAPH. adidas presented the official ball of the Champions League. 25-year partnership with UEFA
The UEFA Champions League 25th Anniversary ball has been released by adidas to celebrate its 25th anniversary as the official match ball supplier of the tournament.
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