For the first time in 88 years: more than 57 thousand spectators came to the match of Shakhtar against Bayern Munich
Kyiv • UNN
Shakhtar's match against Bayern Munich at Arena AufSchalke was attended by 57,079 spectators. This is the largest number of fans at the home game of the Donetsk club in its entire history.
For the match of the 6th round of the UEFA Champions League "Shakhtar" – "Bayern" in the stands of the "Arena AufSchalke" in Gelsenkirchen 57,079 spectators, which is a record for the Donetsk team attendance at home matches in 88 years of history.
This is reported by The Press Service of Shakhtar Donetsk, reports UNN.
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The most visited home game in the 88 years of the club's existence. The match of the 6th round of the main stage of the UEFA Champions League "Shakhtar"-"Bayern" gathered 57,079 spectators in the stands of the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen. This is a record attendance at home matches of the "miners" in the entire history of the club
The club noted that the previous achievement was set on September 2, 2012, when 53,423 spectators visited the UPL match "Shakhtar" - "Dynamo", in which the "miners" won - 3:1, at the "Donbass Arena" in Donetsk.
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After the outbreak of hostilities in the Donbas, Shakhtar were forced to leave Donetsk. Now the team in the UPL plays at the arena Lviv, and in European competitions it plays at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, because because of the war, Ukrainian teams cannot play in Ukraine.
The last time Donetsk played in European competitions was at the Donbass Arena on November 27, 2013, when Shakhtar defeated Real Sociedad 4-0 in the 5th round of the 2013/14 Champions League group stage in the 5th round of the 2013/14 Champions League group stage.
In the UPL, Shakhtar last played at their home arena on May 2, 2014 against Mariupol Ilyichevets (3:1), which later changed its name to Mariupol.since 2022, it has suspended participation in the Ukrainian football championship due to the beginning of a full-scale invasion.
In total, Shakhtar played 102 matches at the Donbass Arena. In these matches, the Donetsk team won 80 victories, drew 14 times, and suffered 8 defeats.
recall
In the 6th round of the main stage of the Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk lost to Bayern Munich" - 1:5.
