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Alaa Ghram and a Deeper Problem at Shakhtar Donetsk. My opinion piece on our centre back situation is available to read now! open.substack.com/pub/theminersw…

Shakhtar ultras expressing their opinion on the friendship of Lech fans with Spartak Moscow

I wonder how the UPL will go about scheduling our games. Currently we have: 4/4 Rukh (H) 9/4 AZ (H) 11/4 LNZ (H) 16/4 AZ (A) 18/4 Polissya (H) + the moved Zorya game I really hope that either LNZ or Polissya game can be rescheduled for later in the season. I doubt it will happen unfortunately. Having back to back massive games in the title race with a huge European tie in between is going to make our job very very difficult

Shakhtar vs RB Leipzig- one of the greatest underdog stories in the history of the Champions League

@mendes_mai28996 Eguinaldo. He works harder defensively

@Miners_Weekly Newertton ou eguinaldo quem e melhor na sua opinião? Quem deve jogar na esquerda

Shakhtar- Zorya will be moved to 22 April. A crazy fixture congestion awaits Shakhtar in April

@mendes_mai28996 5 April I believe

@Miners_Weekly Que dia agora vai ser o próximo jogo do shaktar?

@mendes_mai28996 Ukrainian national team manager asked to postpone it

@Miners_Weekly Longe demais ainda será que não dava pra fazer esse jogo mais cedo

This is a rare occasion of me being very supportive of Rebrov, but after Euro 2024 game against Romania, it became apparent that Riznyk and Trubin should be prioritised at the goalkeeper position.

@mendes_mai28996 Quite possibly you are right

@Miners_Weekly Será que eguinaldo não e titular porque arda turan enxerga ele melhor como centroavante do que ponta esquerda será que arda turan não gosta dele na esquerda deveria ter testar ele jogando ali de centroavante tá difícil a concorrência tem Elias Meireles e traore

This is exactly why Eguinaldo should be the starter on left wing. Newertton's defensive ethic is bad, and Lech's goal in the first game came because he was too lazy to mark his player. Eguinaldo, on the other hand, went all the way into the box to defend and save us from defeat

@Waagtorens No. The team reside in Lviv in the west of Ukraine, so they have to travel by coach to Poland, cross the border (which takes 2-3 hours as land border the only way in and out of the country), go to the airport and then fly.

@Miners_Weekly Why do they need a 7 hour coach? Do they not reside in Poland?

Het verzoek van AZ om de return tegen Shakhtar Donetsk te verplaatsen naar woensdag is door de UEFA naar de prullenbak verwezen. De thuiswedstrijd tegen Heerenveen staat wel op de nominatie om verplaatst te worden. Net voor de bekerfinale een overvol schema🥴

@M_dyplomat All the flights are stupidly expensive anywhere in Europe on those days. It’s crazy

@Miners_Weekly It might be cheaper for you to fly to Germany for 30 € and take a train from there 😅

This tie is the most difficult one to travel to in all my life of going to Shakhtar’s away games. The cheapest flight tickets are 150€, Airbnbs in Alkmaar start at 85€, with similar prices in Amsterdam. Same goes for the ‘home leg’ Does anyone else have the same issues?

This has to be the most stunning shirt in the club’s history. It’s even better in person

POV: What Shakhtar Donetsk faced almost every game this season

@drug_matvii We need both Olympiacos and rangers not to win their league for us to make it LS directly. If only one of them wins, we start in PO round of UCL qualifiers

@Miners_Weekly Even if Rangers lose their championship?

Good news form Greece as our opponents for a direct spot in the Champions League League Phase drop points in the title race

@drug_matvii Unfortunately no

@Miners_Weekly Still possible to get UCL group spot if Rangers not Scottish champ?