Shakhtar will play home Champions League matches in London
Kyiv • UNN
Shakhtar head coach Arda Turan announced that the nominally home Champions League matches will take place in London. The team held negotiations on renting stadiums of Chelsea, Fulham, and Brentford.
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.
Details
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".
Recall
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.