Donetsk Shakhtar beat French Brest in the match of the seventh round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany ended with a score of 2:0. The Ukrainian champion opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the match - during a quick counter-attack by the Pitmen, Brazilian Kevin scored a one-on-one with the French club's goalkeeper Marco Bizot. In the 37th minute, Marino Pusic's team doubled their lead in the score - Georgiy Sudakov converted the penalty with a panenka kick in the center of the goal. This was preceded by a luxurious vertical pass from Sudakov to Irakli Azarov, who was brought down by Bizot in his own penalty area. In the second half, the French club had more possession of the ball, but the Pitmen defended competently and did not allow the opponent to at least reduce the score gap. In the last seconds of the match, the Donetsk club could have made the score devastating, but Alexander Zubkov's goal was canceled after viewing the video replay (VAR) due to his foul during the development of the attack. Review of the match "

This is Shakhtar's second victory in the current Champions League.. The Pitmen won their first in the fourth round over the Swiss Young Boys (2:1). Shakhtar (7 points) rose to 27th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League and retained their chances of reaching the playoffs. " In the final round of the main round of the most prestigious European Cup, Shakhtar will visit Borussia Dortmund, and Brest will host Real Madrid.. The matches will take place on January 29.

Let us remind you that in the updated format of the Champions League, 36 clubs play in a single league, where they must play against eight different opponents (four matches at home and four away). The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that will take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play double play-off matches for reaching the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performances in European competitions.