Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Porto. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Arena Lviv in Lviv and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
Shakhtar manager Mircea Lucescu had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "Porto are a very strong team with extraordinary players. They have changed a lot since we last met four years ago, but their new players have great quality and they can be very dangerous. We also are a different team compared with the 2011/12 season—more experienced, more confident. We will have to be at our best to beat Porto."
"Of course, it's not easy for us to play all of our games away from home," he added. "But we are very happy that we are hosting Porto and our other Champions League opponents in Lviv. I know that all the tickets for the match were sold a few days in advance, which shows that Shakhtar are not only a team for Donetsk or the Donbass region, but for the whole country."
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Player to Watch: Porto's Jackson Martinez has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 27-year-old has five goals in six league appearances and an additional goal in European competition.
Shakhtar Donetsk's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pyatov; Srna, Rakitskiy, Kucher, Azevedo; Stepanenko, Fernando; Douglas Costa, Alex Teixeira, Taison; Luiz Adriano
Porto's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Fabiano; Danilo, Maicon, Martins Indi, Alex Sandro; Rúben Neves, óliver Torres, Herrera; Tello, Brahimi, Jackson
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