Two teams in group H, that face opposite directions and need different outcomes from this game. On one side you have Partizan, that still has 0 points in the group stage, with absolutely no chance to advance further, and will most likely play this game for the expirience in the tournament.
On the other side you have Shakhtar, who are tied with Arsenal with 9 points, and a possible win here, combined with a possible failure of Arsenal, will send the Ukrainian team at the top spot.
Both teams have met twice already, in last year’s edition of Europa League, where Shakhtar won at home with 4:1, but then lost away with 1:0. This season, Shakhtar already met Partizan at home, and won the game with the minimal 1:0.
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While Partizan has won none of their last 10 Champions League matches, Shakhtar has won 5 of the last 6, with the exception of that demolishing 1:5 from Arsenal.
Both teams are doing well in their local leagues, Partizan being 1st in the Serbian Premier League, with 34 points in 13 games with a record of W11 D1 L1, 3 points ahead of the second. Shakhtar is also first with 49 points in 18 games a record of W16 D1 L1 and a good amount of lead in front of the 2nd, 12 points difference.
Bottom line here is that Shakhtar needs the win here,but it wont be the end of the world if they get a draw or even a loss. The only problem would be that they would depend on the outcome of the other game, and even then, they have 1 more game left.
Having won their away game against Braga, and Partizan having lost, their last 2 home games against the teams in the group including Braga, makes me think that Shakhtar will get the 3 points today.
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Shakhtar Donetsk to win @ 1.66 (Bet365)
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