On Thursday, December 18, Shakhtar Donetsk, who defeated the Maltese Hamrun Spartans away (2:0), drew at the Henryk Rejman Stadium in Krakow in the match of the 6th round of the Conference League with the champion and Croatian Cup holder Rijeka and, finishing in 6th place, immediately made it to the 1/8 finals of the tournament.
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In addition to Arda Turan's team, the following will continue the fight in the Champions League, bypassing the play-offs (draw – February 27; matches – March 12 and 19): Strasbourg, Rakuw, Sparta, Rayo Vallecano, Mainz and two AEKs – Cypriot and Greek.
In turn, the following teams made it to the round of 16 (drawing on January 16; matches on February 19 and 26): Lausanne, Crystal Palace, Lech, Samsunspor, Celje, AZ, Fiorentina, Rijeka, Jagiellonia, Omonia, Noah, Drita, KuPS, Shkendija, Zrinski and Sigma. At the same time, Lech, Samsunspor, KuPS and Shkendija are potential rivals of Shakhtar.
Conference League. Round 6
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Shakhtar (Ukraine) — Rijeka (Croatia) — 0:0
Shakhtar: Fesiun, Pedro Enrique, Bondar, Matvienko, Vinicius, Nazarina, Ocheretko, Marlon Gomez (Ferreira, 12), Pedriño (Kryskiv, 89), Neverton (Meirellis, 84), Eginaldo (Izaki, 89).
To guarantee themselves a place in the top eight and a direct entry into the top 16 of the tournament, Shakhtar simply had to avoid losing to the fifth-placed team in the current Croatian championship, which was also largely satisfied with a draw. The rivals did not reinvent the wheel — 0:0.
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The remaining matches of the 6th round of the Conference League recorded the following results:
Dynamo (Ukraine) — Noah (Armenia) — 2:0
Omonia (Cyprus) — Rakuw (Poland) — 0:1
Slovan (Slovakia) – Hacken (Sweden) – 1:0
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AEK (Cyprus) — Shkendija (North Macedonia) — 1:0
Crystal Palace (England) — KuPS (Finland) — 2:2
Legia Warsaw (Poland) – Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) – 4:1
Sigma (Czech Republic) – Lech (Poland) – 1:2
Celje (Slovenia) – Shelbourne (Ireland) – 0:0
“Zrinski” (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – “Rapid” (Austria) – 1:1
Sparta (Czech Republic) — Aberdeen (Scotland) — 3:0
Mainz (Germany) — Samsunspor (Turkey) — 2:0
Rayo Vallecano (Spain) – Drita (Kosovo) – 3:0
Lausanne (Switzerland) — Fiorentina (Italy) — 1:0
Strasbourg (France) – Breidablik (Iceland) – 3:1
Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) – Hamrun Spartans (Malta) – 3:1
AEK (Greece) — Universitatea (Romania) — 3:2
AZ (Netherlands) — Jagiellonia (Poland) — 0:0
Final standings of the teams:
We will remind you that the 8 best clubs of the main stage immediately advanced to the 1/8 finals, and the places from 9th to 24th will play in play-offs for a place in the playoffs. The worst 12 teams have completed their performances in European competitions.
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