Mircea Lucescu
West Bromwich Albion linked with Zenit St Petersburg's Nicolas Lombaerts
West Bromwich Albion are linked with a move for Belgian international Nicolas Lombaerts.
Jan 29, 15:43
Mircea Lucescu: 'Pep Guardiola is more arrogant than Jose Mourinho'
Zenit St Petersburg boss Mircea Lucescu says that Pep Guardiola is more "arrogant" than Jose Mourinho.
Oct 12, 11:28
Mircea Lucescu confirms Axel Witsel interest
Zenit St Petersburg boss Mircea Lucescu says that midfielder Axel Witsel has offers from both Italy and England this summer.
Jul 23, 14:18
Preview: Sevilla vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg between Sevilla and Shakhtar Donetsk, with the tie locked at 2-2 at the halfway stage.
May 4, 15:14
Team News: Vitolo starts for Sevilla at Shakhtar Donetsk
Vitolo overcomes a hamstring injury to start for defending champions Sevilla in their Europa League semi-final first leg away at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Apr 28, 19:13
Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Sevilla
Sports Mole peers ahead to Thursday night's Europa League semi-final first leg between Shakhtar Donetsk and reigning champions Sevilla.
Apr 27, 13:29
Shakhtar through to Europa League semi-finals with win over Braga
Shakhtar Donetsk win 4-0 on the night to thump Braga 6-1 on aggregate and book their place in the semi-finals of the Europa League.
Apr 14, 21:53
Live Commentary: Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 Braga - as it happened
Read how the Europa League quarter-final second leg between Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga unfolded with Sports Mole's minute-by-minute updates.
Apr 14, 19:04
Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Braga
Sports Mole looks ahead to the Europa League quarter-final second leg between Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga, with the hosts leading 2-1 from last week.
Apr 12, 15:03
Live Commentary: Braga 1-2 Shakhtar Donetsk - as it happened
Relive Thursday night's Europa League quarter-final first leg as Shakhtar Donetsk picked up a 2-1 away win at Braga.
Apr 7, 19:05
Preview: Braga vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Sports Mole casts its eye forward to Thursday night's Europa League quarter-final first leg between Braga and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Apr 6, 17:47
Shakhtar Donetsk confirm Alex Teixeira to China talks
Liverpool target Alex Teixeira reportedly agrees an Asian record £38m move from Shakhtar Donetsk to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning.
Feb 4, 22:54
Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu won't block Alex Teixeira's move
Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Mircea Lucescu suggests that he will not stand in his way if Alex Teixeira wants to leave.
Jan 27, 13:23
Live Commentary: Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk - as it happened
Take a look back at how Paris Saint-Germain eased to victory over Shakhtar Donetsk with Sports Mole's text coverage of the Champions League clash.
Dec 8, 19:14
Real Madrid survive late comeback from Shakhtar Donetsk to claim win at Arena Lviv
Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to guide Real Madrid to a 4-3 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League clash at the Arena Lviv.
Nov 25, 21:36
Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid
Sports Mole previews the Champions League clash between Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid at the Arena Lviv.
Nov 23, 18:51
Live Commentary: Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 Malmo - as it happened
Relive all the action from Shakhtar Donetsk's 4-0 win over Malmo in their Champions League Group A clash at the Arena Lviv.
Nov 3, 19:14
Live Commentary: Malmo 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk - as it happened
Relive all the action from Malmo's 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League Group A clash at the Swedbank Stadion.
Oct 21, 19:14
Team News: Brazilian midfielder Bernard starts for Shakhtar Donetsk against Malmo
Bernard starts for Shakhtar Donetsk as manager Mircea Lucescu makes three changes from the side that lost 3-0 at home to PSG, while Malmo make one alteration.
Oct 21, 18:52
Mircea Lucescu: 'Jose Mourinho told me Chelsea transfer plans'
Shakhtar Donetsk manager Mircea Lucescu claims that Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho has told him of his transfer plans.
Oct 18, 16:17
Paris Saint-Germain brush Shakhtar Donetsk aside
Goals from Serge Aurier and David Luiz, as well as a Dario Srna own goal, give Paris Saint-Germain a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in Lviv.
Sep 30, 21:36
Live Commentary: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain - as it happened
Relive Sports Mole's coverage as Shakhtar Donetsk fall to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of travelling Paris Saint-Germain in Group A of the Champions League.
Sep 30, 19:15
Team News: Paris Saint-Germain's David Luiz passed fit for Shakhtar Donetsk test
Brazilian defender David Luiz is fit to start Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Sep 30, 18:55
Match Analysis: Real Madrid 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Sports Mole dissects the 90 minutes of action as Real Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 in their Champions League Group A opener.
Sep 15, 22:25
Preview: Real Madrid vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Sports Mole previews the match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk in the first round of fixtures in the Champions League group stage.
Sep 14, 20:07
Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Fenerbahce
Sports Mole previews the second leg of the Champions League third-round qualifier between Shakhtar Donetsk and Fenerbahce in Lviv.
Aug 4, 16:56
Fenerbahce protest over Fred inclusion
Fenerbahce protest to UEFA over Shakhtar Donetsk's decision to play Fred against them in their Champions League tie, despite reports that the Brazilian has failed a drugs test.
Jul 31, 20:18
Shakhtar Donetsk confirm Douglas Costa move to Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk manager Mircea Lucescu says that Brazil international Douglas Costa will move to Bayern Munich, as he is unable to develop any further with the Ukrainians.
Jun 26, 18:43
Match Analysis: Bayern Munich 7-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Sports Mole takes a closer look at Bayern Munich's emphatic 7-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Mar 11, 22:18
Live Commentary: Bayern Munich 7-0 Shakhtar Donetsk - as it happened
Take a look back at how Bayern Munich cruised to a 7-0 triumph over Shakhtar Donetsk in the second leg of their Champions League last-17 clash.
Mar 11, 18:44
Preview: Bayern Munich vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Sports Mole previews the second leg of Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk's last-16 encounter in the Champions League.
Mar 9, 16:07
Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu regretful over Bayern Munich draw
Shakhtar boss Mircea Lucescu has mixed emotions after holding 10-man Bayern Munich to a 0-0 draw in their first-leg round-of-16 Champions League clash.
Feb 18, 00:34
Player Ratings: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Bayern Munich
Sports Mole takes a look at who impressed in the goalless draw between Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich in Lviv.
Feb 17, 23:03
Match Analysis: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Bayern Munich
Sports Mole takes a look at the performances of both sides following the 0-0 draw between Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Feb 17, 22:20
Live Commentary: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern Munich - as it happened
Sports Mole provides live text coverage of the first leg between Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Feb 17, 18:43
Mircea Lucescu eyes Bayern Munich upset
Mircea Lucescu challenges Shakhtar to become "heroes" by defying the odds to beat Bayern Munich in their first-leg second-round Champions League clash.
Feb 17, 00:00
Team News: Jackson Martinez rested for Porto
Porto rest Jackson Martinez for the visit of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
Dec 10, 19:19
Match Analysis: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Athletic Bilbao
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at Shakhtar Donetsk's 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in Ukraine.
Nov 25, 22:10
Live Commentary: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Athletic Bilbao
Sports Mole brought you live coverage of Shakhtar Donetsk's 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in matchday five of the Champions League.
Nov 25, 18:45
Shakhtar Donetsk hammer BATE Borisov
Shakhtar Donetsk hammer BATE Borisov 5-0, with Luiz Adriano netting a hat-trick to become this season's Champions League top scorer.
Nov 5, 21:50
