Today, the second-leg matches of the Europa League’s second qualifying round are taking place. In one of them, Donetsk’s Shakhtar faced the Turkish team Besiktas.
Photo — shakhtar.comRecall that the first meeting between the opponents, which took place a week ago in Istanbul, ended with a victory for Donetsk with a score of 4:2.
Europa League, 2nd qualifying round. Second leg
Shakhtar (Donetsk, Ukraine) — Besiktas (Istanbul, Turkey) — 2:0 (2:0)
Goals: Kevin (12), Elias (45+1)
First match — 4:2
Shakhtar: 31.Riznyk, 5.Bondar, 13.Pedrinho, 17.Tobias (12.Gocholeishvili, 81), 22.Matvienko (C), 6.Gomez (39.Neverton, 57), 11.Kevin (21.Bondarenko, 57), 27.Ocheretko, 30.Santana, 38.Pedrinho (10.Sudakov, 64), 19.Elias (2.Traore, 64).
Thus, based on the results of two matches (4:2, 2:0), Shakhtar has advanced to the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League. Donetsk’s opponent at this stage of the tournament will be the Greek team Panathinaikos. The first match will be played next Thursday, August 7, in Athens, and the return match will take place a week later, on August 14, in Krakow.
