According to the draw for the Europa League 1/8 finals, Shakhtar Donetsk will face French side Marseille at this stage of the tournament. Bookmakers make it clear with their current quotes that they do not see the Pitmen as having much chance of success in this clash on aggregate.
Thus, bets on Marseille reaching the Europa League 1/8 finals are now accepted at odds of 1.37, while Shakhtar's odds are 3.70.
The Pitmen's prospects in the first match against the Provençals, which will be nominally the Ukrainian team's home game, are similarly assessed:
Shakhtar win - 3.02;
draw - 3.41;
Marseille win - 2.49.
We shall remind you that the first match between Shakhtar and Marseille will take place on 15 February on the Donets' pitch. The return leg will be played a week later in Marseille.