Shakhtar Donetsk are in desperate need of a win if they are to keep their slender chances of qualification to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League

Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a well-taken penalty from Georgiy Sudakov.

Goals from Kevin and Heorhiy Sudakov help Shakhtar Donetsk to a 2-0 victory over Brest to keep the Ukrainian side in contention for a place in the Champions League play-offs.

UEFA Champions League, Round 7, 22/01/25Having already qualified for the Champions League playoff rounds, Brest had the opportunity to edge closer to a top-eight finish against Shakhtar Donetsk FC.

Shakhtar Donetsk has stayed in contention to advance in the Champions League with the help of Heorhiy Sudakov's Panenka-style penalty kick in a 2-0 win against upstart Brest.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept its slim UEFA Champions League play-off hopes alive as it secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept themselves in contention to progress from the league phase of the Champions League by beating Brest .

Signing The Portland Timbers have acquired striker Kevin Kelsy from Ukrainian Premier League powerhouse Shakhtar Donetsk, the club announced.

Only one matchday remains of the league phase of Champions League play and there's plenty to play for. Only Liverpool and Barcelona have clinched spots in the top eight of the table and six spots of the 24 teams to advance to the next stage are up for grabs.

The Champions League has never before seen the kind of hectic multi-screen action that will play out in the eighth and final round of games next Wednesday.

Celtic are the last team with a play-off place already secure but victory would see them seeded for that round – potentially at the expense of European powers such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus or a Borussia Dortmund side who beat the Hoops 7-1 in October.