Shakhtar defender Mykola Matviyenko spoke about the situation in the Donetsk club.

" Every day something changes. While the team will live in Turkey until May 20. And then, we hope that there will be some news about the situation in our country, the victory and the resumption of the championship.

Games with Shakhtar were not to restore physical fitness. They were show. No clear goal was set for them.. In addition, in order to collect as many funds as possible to help Ukraine,"

Recall that the football season in Ukraine was determined to be incomplete, and the players of the clubs received from FIFA the opportunity to continue their careers in other teams.

Shakhtar players Alan Patrick, Bogdan Vyunik, Vitao, Tete, Vinicius Tobias, Maicon, Junior Moraes and Fernando have already changed teams or gone on loan due to the Russian invasion.

Shakhtar received special permission from the Ministry of Sports to allow the club's players to leave Ukraine during martial law and play charity matches.

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Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar received a direct ticket to the group stage of the Champions League.