TV TIMINGS
Galatasaray v Porto, live on Sony Six & HD, 11:25pm Schalke 04 v Lokomotiv Moscow, live on Sony Ten 2 & HD, 11:25pm
Barcelona v Tottenham,
live on Sony Ten 2 & HD,
1:30am (Wed)
Liverpool v Napoli,
live on Sony Ten 1 & HD,
1:30am (Wed)
Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid, live on Sony Six & HD, 1:30am (Wed)
Inter Milan v PSV Eindhoven, live on Sony Ten 3&HD, 1:30am (Wed) SHAKHTAR HOST LYON 700KM FROM ‘HOME’
KIEV:IT is a big week for Shakhtar Donetsk and their fans as they prepare to host Lyon in the final round of Champions League group games on Wednesday.
Victory over the French side will see Shakhtar book their place alongside Group F winners Manchester City in the last 16.
A draw will be enough for Lyon at Shakhtar’s expense, so for the Ukrainians it is all-or-nothing.
But the spectre of war has cast a shadow over the match with the fans now expected to travel over 700 kilometres (435 miles) to watch their own team ‘at home’.
The reason? War. And the introduction of martial law.
In late November, Russia seized three Ukrainian navy vessels and detained 24 crew members in the most dangerous incident in years between the ex-soviet neighbours.
In response, Kiev imposed martial law for 30 days in 10 regions that border Russia, including Shakhtar’s temporary home in Kharkiv.
That in turn prompted UEFA to move the Shakhtar-lyon match to Kiev.