Shakhtar to play in Lviv this season
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SHAKHTAR Donetsk’s coach says the Ukrainian champion will play its home games this season in Lviv in western Ukraine, more than 800 kilometers from its home city, due to ongoing conflict in the country’s east. Donetsk is the largest city controlled by pro-Russian militants and has seen increased fighting in recent days.
Coach Mircea Lucescu said that “Arena Lviv will be our home arena” for Champions League and domestic games. Players and staff will live in the capital Kiev. Shakhtar beat Dynamo Kiev 2-0 to lift the Ukrainian Super Cup in its season-opener in Lviv on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk said that UEFA has moved the first leg of its Champions League qualifier against FC Copenhagen out of eastern Ukraine. The city of Dnipropetrovsk had previously been approved by UEFA despite the conflict, but the European body moved the third qualifying round match to Kiev.
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