Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens - prediction, team news, lineups

Shakhtar Donetsk and AEK Athens volition proceed their respective 2026-27 Champions League league signifier campaigns with a clash astatine Stamford Bridge connected Wednesday night.

AEK Athens opened their league signifier with a 1-0 triumph implicit LASK, portion Shakhtar played retired a 1-1 gully with PSV Eindhoven successful their opening lucifer of the tournament.

Match preview

Shakhtar competed successful the Conference League past season, reaching the semi-finals earlier losing to Crystal Palace, portion their past information successful the Champions League came successful the league signifier successful 2024-25, finishing 27th successful the 36-team division.

The Ukrainian outfit person really played successful 167 Champions League matches (including qualifiers) passim history, boasting a grounds of 63 wins, 38 draws and 66 defeats.

Arda Turan's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of 3 consecutive wins, including a 3-0 occurrence implicit Veres-Rivne successful the Ukrainian Premier League connected Friday, which near them apical of the division, boasting 21 points from their opening 8 games of the season.

Shakhtar drew 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven successful their opening Champions League lucifer of the campaign, and they person 2 European games this month, including a travel to San Siro to tackle Inter Milan.

The Ukrainian outfit are unbeaten successful their 5 matches against Greek opponents, boasting a grounds of 1 triumph and 4 draws.

AEK Athens, though, person lone been beaten successful 3 of their past 20 UEFA contention matches, signaling 12 wins successful the process.

The Greek outfit are unbeaten since losing to OFI Crete successful the Greek Super Cup connected August 12, and they volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of 3 consecutive wins successful each competitions.

AEK Athens are 2nd successful the Greek Super League, 1 constituent down leaders Panathinaikos, and they recorded a 3-0 triumph implicit OFI Crete connected October 10.

Marko Nikolic's broadside recorded a 1-0 triumph implicit LASK successful their Champions League league signifier opener connected September 8, and they volition beryllium looking for different triumph present up of their 3rd crippled successful the conception against Manchester City connected October 20.

The Yellow-Blacks played successful the Conference League past season, reaching the quarter-finals of the contention earlier losing to Rayo Vallecano.

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Team News

Shakhtar volition erstwhile again person 20-year-old Kaua Elias astatine the extremity of their onslaught for this match, with the striker looking to adhd to the 3 goals that helium has scored this season.

There are not expected to beryllium immoderate surprises erstwhile it comes to the Shakhtar XI, with Alisson and Glesiker Mendoza besides acceptable to diagnostic successful the starting side.

However, Irakli Azarovi and Eguinaldo are retired of the lucifer done injury.

As for AEK Athens, Barnabas Varga is connected the sidelines done injury, but the Greek outfit are different successful beardown signifier for their 2nd Champions League lucifer successful the league stage.

Vargas's lack is particularly damaging fixed that the 31-year-old has scored 8 times successful 9 appearances during an fantabulous commencement to the campaign.

Luka Jovic has six goals successful 10 appearances and volition start, portion Varga's lack could unfastened the doorway for Zini to beryllium included successful the starting side.

Shakhtar Donetsk imaginable starting lineup:

Riznyk; Tobias, Bondar, Matvienko, Pedro; Marlon, Ocheretko; Mendoza, Isaque Silva, Alisson; Kaua Elias

AEK Athens imaginable starting lineup:

Brignoli; Rota, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilo; Majer, Vitalis, Marin, Koita; Zini, Jovic

We say: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 AEK Athens

This is simply a pugnacious lucifer to call; some teams volition consciousness that they tin wounded the different successful the last 3rd of the field, but we person had to settee connected a low-scoring draw.

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