Ucl: Shakhtar Donetsk-Roma 2-1 |As it happened...
MATCH PREVIEW:
- Shakhtar Donetsk have won three of their four competitive games against Roma (L1), all in the Champions League.
- Their only previous encounter in the knockout stages of the Champions League dates back to the round of 16 in 2010/11. The Ukrainian side won 6-2 on aggregate.
- Shakhtar Donetsk have reached the knockout stages in four of their last seven Champions League campaigns, their best performance dating back to 2010/11 when they beat Roma in the round of 16.
- In fact, Shakhtar have won only two of their eight Champions League knockout games (D2 L4), both of those coming against…Roma in 2010/11.
- Meanwhile, Roma have made the knockout stages of the Champions League for the sixth time in their last seven participations. However, it’s been 10 years since they last reached the quarter-finals (2007/08); in fact, Roma have lost seven of their last eight Champions League knockout games (W1).
- Shakhtar have won their three home games in the Champions League so far this season, scoring at least 2 goals in each of their last five outings on home soil.
- None of Shakhtar’s last 13 Champions League games has ended in a draw (W5 L8), keeping only one clean sheet in that period.
- Roma have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 24 Champions League away games, their last shut-out dating back to March 2007 against Lyon (2-0). They have also won only one of their last 12 games on the road (D5 L6), it was against Qarabag last September (2-1).
- Roma have picked up the fewest yellow cards (4) and committed the fewest fouls (47) in this season’s Champions League.
- Shakhtar midfielder Marlos has scored or assisted the Ukrainian team’s last four Champions League goals.
- Diego Perotti has scored two goals in his last three Champions League games; he’d netted only one goal in his previous 10 games in the competition.
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