Shakhtar - To the top of Europe...brazilian style

Shakhtar Donestk today unveiled their new manager...Costa Davinho a brazilian who is close to all the samba boys at the club already as he had worked with them at U23 level.

"I am delighted to be here and will take this club to the next level"

"Shakhtar have quality players and finances through the roof so they could really be a force in Europe"

[hide]Transfers In[/hide]: £30M Budget.

Jan Vertonghen - Ajax £9M
Seim de Jong - Ajax £2.7M crazy buy!!
Kara- Tromso £2.6M
Toby Alderweireld - Ajax £7M
Mohammadu Diarra - Free
Fernando Meira - Free Last 2 are for Champions League Experience.

The squad rotates as you can only play 8 non Ukraine players.



Ukraine Super Cup: 4-1 win against Dynamo Kiev.

Ukraine Premier League: P-5 W-5 GF-19 GA-4

Waiting for the champions league to kick off as im hoping to really perform there and hopefully my front 4 wont be able to be dealt with.


Keep posted for updates...let me know what you think.

Champions League Group:

Shakhtar
Man City
Porto
Trazbonspor


Very hard group but i have done ok.

Trazbonspor 0-3 Shakhtar
Shakhtar 1-0 Man City
Porto 1-0 Shakhtar

Fingers crossed!!!!!

I'm through the group stage as needed a draw away to city but managed to sneak a cheeky 0-1 scoreline!!!
Not deserved but I'll take that.

I parked the bus just like Chelsea against Barcelona.

First knockout phase: shakhtar v real Madrid

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