Ukraine’s Shakhtar to use ex-Russian-owned Chelsea as Champions League home
- Shakhtar have not played at home since 2014 when Russia annexed the Donetsk region and now switch to Chelsea’s ground.
- Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has agreement to play their home Champions League games at Chelsea’s ground in London, which for nearly 20 years was owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
- Shakhtar has at least four home games in the elite competition that starts next month, but cannot play in Ukraine for security reasons since the Russian military invasion four years ago.
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- Shakhtar have not played at home since 2014 when Russia annexed the Donetsk region and now switch to Chelsea’s ground.
- Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has agreement to play their home Champions League games at Chelsea’s ground in London, which for nearly 20 years was owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
- Shakhtar has at least four home games in the elite competition that starts next month, but cannot play in Ukraine for security reasons since the Russian military invasion four years ago.
Sources: Al Jazeera