The difficult way, the opposition with the Dynamo and the final in Istanbul - we remember the victory of Shakhtar in the last UEFA Cup competition.
Exactly 8 years ago, on May 20, 2009, Dario Srna raised the first European trophy in the history of the Miner - the UEFA Cup.
Shakhtar started his European Cup campaign in the Champions League, but finished third and went on to win the UEFA Cup.
Already in the 1/16 finals Miner hit Tottenham, with which there were no special problems - 2: 0 and 1: 1.
In the 1/8 finals Donchans grieved Moscow CSKA. Losing in the first match - 0: 1, in Donetsk was taken revenge with a more confident 2: 0.
Quarter-final with Marcel ended in two victories, well, in the semifinals I had to compete with the main opponent - Kiev Dynamo. Teams exchanged goals in Kiev, the same happened in Donetsk, but Ilsinho's goal in the 89th minute brought Gornyakov to the final.
In the match with Werder score was opened by Luis Adriano, but Naldo scored in response with a free-kick. The outcome of the match decided Jadson's goal in extra time. The miner became the owner of the UEFA Cup.