London - AFP
Shakhtar lost Willian to Anzhi Makhachkala at the end of the winter window so one of new signing Taison or Alex Texeira will come into the attack. Olexandr Kucher misses out in defence due to suspension and Dmytro Chygrynskiy is likely to come in. Left-back Marcel Schmelzer has been passed fit for Dortmund but midfielders Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin Grosskreutz are out with injury and illness respectively. Neven Subotic is fully fit after overcoming a calf problem. MANAGER QUOTES Mircea Lucescu: “Judging by the games we have played at the training camps, I can say that we are ready. But the real test is waiting for us tomorrow. We have beaten German sides many times: Stuttgart, Shalke 04, Werder Bremen. So we have experience of performance against German teams.\" Juergen Klopp: \"(Shakhtar) have unbelievable quality in their squad, their starting XI is brilliant and so is their bench. They just got Taison 20 million euros cheaper than the other one (Willian), it\'s unbelievable. They have an impressive midfield with Fernandinho. It will be a massive challenge for us.\" MATCH FACTS Borussia Dortmund have won their two previous meetings with Shakhtar Donetsk. It was in the Champions League play-offs back in August 2001. BVB won 2-0 in Ukraine and 3-1 in Germany. No Ukrainian team has ever beaten Borussia Dortmund in European competition (including qualifiers) (five losses, one draw). Borussia Dortmund are one of four teams unbeaten in the Champions League this season with Juventus, Malaga and Schalke. Shakhtar Donetsk have only won 2 of their last 7 Champions League games at home (three defeats, two draws). This is only the second time Shakhtar have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League after 2010/11 when they were eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals. Shakhtar are unbeaten in their last 4 encounters with German clubs in European competition (three wins, one draw). Borussia Dortmund have won only one of their last six away games in the Champions League. It was against Ajax in this season’s group stages. Dortmund have kept only one clean sheet in their last 19 away games in the Champions League. No side picked up fewer bookings than Dortmund in the group stages this season (6). Luiz Adriano has scored three goals from three shots on target in the Champions League this season.