Donetsk " The match in Warsaw ended with the score 2:1. Wards of Igor Jovicevich took the lead at the start of the meeting. In the 11th minute, Dmitry Kryskiv finished off the ball into an empty net after the French goalkeeper Steve Mandanda parried Bogdan Mikhailichenko's shot from the left flank of the penalty area.

In the 33rd minute, the Red-Blacks got a great chance to level the score. Artem Bondarenko made a terrible cut near his own goal, but Rennes striker Carl Toko Ekambi missed this opportunity, failing to outplay Anatoly Trubin. And in stoppage time by the first half, the Pitmen unexpectedly doubled their advantage. Chimuanya Ugochukvu knocked down Yefim Konoplya in the center of the penalty area after a cross from Kryskiv. The penalty was converted by Bondarenko, although Mandanda was close to parrying the Shakhtar midfielder's kick.

After the break, Rennes managed to close the lead. In the 59th minute, Toko Ekambi at the far post closed the serve from Jeremy Doku. However, the French could not avoid defeat..

The second leg between the teams will be played on Thursday, February 23, at the Roazon Park arena in France. The winners of the 1/16 finals will join the teams that took first places in the Europa League groups. The draw for the 1/8 finals will take place on February 24, and the matches of this stage will take place on March 9 and 16.