Donetsk "Shakhtar" will hold nominally home matches of the group stage of the football Champions League in London. This was stated by the head coach of the "Miners" Arda Turan, reports UNN with reference to Suspilne Sport.
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Turan did not specify at which stadium the team will host opponents.
It looks like we will play our European Cup matches in London. We really wanted to be in Turkey, but UEFA's conditions put a lot of pressure on us. ... We are also waiting for everyone in London
Earlier, media reported that the champions of Ukraine are negotiating the lease of stadiums of "Chelsea", "Fulham" and "Brentford".
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The Ukrainian Association of Football approved the stadium in Trnava for the matches of the 3rd and 4th rounds of the Nations League against Northern Ireland and Hungary. The arena holds 19 thousand spectators.