Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Manchester United 1

The pressure has been well and truly cranked up but manager David Moyes insists Manchester United will turn around their depressing start to his tenure.

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Chelsea 1

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Chelsea 1

Juan Mata hailed Roberto Di Matteo as the “perfect manager” for Chelsea yesterday ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash away to Shakhtar Donetsk.

John Terry is in line for his first Chelsea appearance since accepting his four-match racism ban in tomorrow’s Champions League clash at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta is not letting criticism of his side’s style of play get under his skin ahead of their Euro 2012 semi-final against Portugal this evening.

Wayne Rooney hopes England can finally break their quarter-final hoodoo in major tournaments at Euro 2012 and claimed: “I don’t think any team will fancy playing us.”

England got the result and the quarter-final tie they wanted, with the returning Wayne Rooney heading the only goal of the game in the 48th minute.

Wayne Rooney has spoken of his delight and excitement at being available for England duty again and is hoping to get the chance to “shine” as Roy Hodgson’s men look to secure a Euro 2012 quarter-final berth against Ukraine this Tuesday.

In fairness, the question was posed by a man from China, who has not had many opportunities to ask.

An exhilarating match on an extraordinary night in Donetsk, with play suspended for almost an hour because of a thunderstorm, ended with France beating their hosts to go top of Group D and a long way towards securing a place in the knockout stages.

Ukraine 0 France 2

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Manchester United defender Patrice Evra believes England followed Chelsea's example in order to collect a Euro 2012 point against France last night.

England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed his players will not be following France’s lead by using ice jackets to cool down in Donetsk today.

Shakhtar Donetsk won their sixth league title in eight years last week, a 3-0 win over bottom-of-the-table Oleksandriya ensuring that they would again finish above Dynamo Kiev.

BARCELONA secured their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League and a probable showdown with arch rivals Real Madrid after completing home and away victories over Shakhtar Donetsk last night.

Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Barcelona 1 (agg 6-1)

BARCELONA head into tonight’s Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk in buoyant mood, although striker David Villa admits to concern over his recent lack of goals at club level.

ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas has warned against treating Braga as a soft touch when the Gunners aim to secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League tomorrow.

Theo Walcott is determined to make up for lost time as he aims to stay on the goal trail and help make sure Arsenal’s promising season continues to go in the right direction.

EDUARDO returned to haunt his old club as Shakhtar Donetsk fought back from a goal down to beat Arsenal 2-1 in tonight’s Champions League Group H clash at Donbass Arena.

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Arsenal 1

COACH Mircea Lucescu maintains Europe will see the real Shakhtar Donetsk when the Ukrainians look to avenge their 5-1 trashing at Arsenal in tonight’s Champions League clash.

THE holy grail of winning a record 10th European Cup title begins anew for Real Madrid tonight when the underachieving Spanish giants welcome Ajax to the Bernabeu in their opening Group G game.

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Fulham 1 (Fulham win 3-2 on aggregate)

EVERTON captain Phil Neville believes the current squad is the best assembled in his five seasons at Goodison Park and that is why he is convinced they have as good a chance as any of winning the Europa League.

GREECE striker Angelos Charisteas toasted another significant chapter in Greek football after Otto Rehhagel’s team claimed a place at the 2010 World Cup at the expense of Ukraine.

Ukraine 0 Greece 1 (Greece win 1-0 on aggregate)