Today, April 30, Donetsk's Shakhtar will face England's Crystal Palace in the Conference League semi-finals. The match in Krakow is scheduled to start at 22:00. UNN reports on where and when to watch the match and who the bookmakers' favorite is.
Details
The match at the Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium in Krakow, Poland, will begin at 22:00 Kyiv time.
Shakhtar began their journey to the semi-finals in the round of 16, where they first overcame Poland's Lech not without some nerves (a 3-1 win and a 2-1 loss), and in the quarter-finals, they defeated the Dutch side AZ (a 3-0 win and a 2-2 draw).
Shakhtar advances to Conference League semi-finals after draw with AZ16.04.26, 21:53
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, started their journey in the round of 32, where they beat Bosnia's Zrinjski (1-1 and 2-0), surpassed Cyprus's AEK in the round of 16 (0-0 and 2-1), and defeated Italy's Fiorentina in the quarter-finals (a 3-0 win and a 2-1 loss).
Shakhtar and Crystal Palace have never met at an official level. In total, the "Miners" have played 19 matches against teams from England (5 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses). For the "Orange-and-Blacks," this is the third confrontation with a Premier League representative in the European competition playoffs. In the 2008/09 UEFA Cup round of 32, the Donetsk side overcame Tottenham (2-0, 1-1) and eventually won the trophy, and a year later at the same stage of the debut Europa League, they lost to Fulham (1-2, 1-1).
Crystal Palace's only match against a Ukrainian club took place in the first round of the Conference League group stage this season – back then, the Londoners beat Dynamo Kyiv (2-0).
Dynamo started their Conference League campaign with a defeat against Crystal Palace02.10.25, 22:32
It should be noted that Cheick Doucouré, Evann Guessand, and Eddie Nketiah will not be able to help the English side in this match. Shakhtar, on the other hand, has no losses ahead of the game.
Where to watch and who is the favorite
The match will be broadcast in Ukraine by the Megogo media service. Bookmakers see the English side as the favorite for the match, giving odds of 2.05 for their victory. For a Shakhtar victory, the odds are 3.75, and for a draw, 3.5.