Lucescu’s Shakhtar has a very good row lately. 9 wins from as many matches in the Ukrainian league and a comfortable victory in the Champions League, against Nordsjælland.
After beating Dynamo Kiev in early September with an emphatic 3-1, the tema from Donetsk repeated this performance and in the cup.
Shakhtar qualified for the Ukrainian Cup quarter-finals, after beating 4-1 (2-1) at home their great rival.
Winners goals were scored by Luiz Adriano ’22, Alex Teixeira ’40, Fernandinho ’75 and Srna ’83, while for the guest scored Taiwo in minute 27.
Shakhtar dominated the Ukrainian football league in recent years, winning six titles in a row, and Lucescu’s team seems to be unstoppable.