Shakhtar Donetsk
Not only do Shakhtar need to stop the prolific Love, they need to find the net themselves. They did have chances in the first leg but the elusive away goal never came. Both these sides won their respective league games 3-0 at the weekend. The lack of an away goal could well come back and haunt Shakhtar.
CSKA Moscow
Wagner Love’s penalty winner in the 1st leg leaves this tie delicately balanced. Love is top scorer in the competition and if he adds to his tally in the Ukraine, it could be enough to take his side through.
Team News
Razvan Rat is unlikely to make it back to the Shakhtar squad in time for this second leg clash, adding to coach Mircea Lucescu’s woes: key defender Dmytro Chygrynskyy is also out due to suspension.
CSKA, meanwhile, are without Yury Zhirkov, but having gone the entire year unbeaten in a competitive match – the Russian league only starting at the weekend, spirits are high.
Prediction
Both sides are evenly matched. This makes me hard to predict the outcome. However, looking at the European experiences from both contestants, I am backing CSKA Moscow to progress to the next stage.
My prediction: CSKA Moscow +1/2
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