On Thursday, April 16, Shakhtar Donetsk, which defeated the Dutch club in the first meeting (3:0), will play the second leg of the Conference League quarterfinal against local AZ at the AFAS Arena in Alkmaar (referee: Sven Jablonski from Germany).
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After the match in Krakow, the players of the acting coach of the team from Alkmaar, Lee-Roy Echteld and Arda Turan, played another match in their national leagues. AZ defeated Heerenveen at home – 3:0 (Meynans, 7, 8, Perrott, 71) and with 48 points is in 6th place in the Dutch championship. And Shakhtar played a draw with LNZ (2:2) in the UPL and is leading in terms of lost points.
Video review of the match AZ — “Heerenveen” — 3:0
Bookmakers see the Dutch club as the favorite in the upcoming match. For example, GGBet accepts bets on AZ's victory in regular time with odds of 2.01, on a draw — 3.92, and on Shakhtar's win — 3.62. At the same time, bookmaker analysts have practically no doubts that the Ukrainian club will become a semi-finalist in the tournament — 1.08 versus 8.81.
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The AZ – Shakhtar match will be broadcast live in Ukraine (starting at 7:45 PM ) by the MEGOGO media service.
Conference League. Quarter-finals. Second leg
April 16 (Thursday)
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AZ — Shakhtar 19:45 MEGOGO
We should add that the winner of the Ukrainian-Dutch confrontation will face the stronger team in the semifinals, Crystal Palace (England) and Fiorentina (Italy). In the home match, the English defeated the Italians 3:0.
Previously, “FACTY” reported that the legendary former coach of Shakhtar, Mircea Lucescu, had passed away.
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