Shakhtar Donetesk entertain Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday with both sides seemingly playing for second place in Group C.
Trip to the Ukraine for Portuguese giants
Shakhtar Donetsk welcome Sporting Lisbon to Ukraine on Wednesday with both sides seemingly playing for second place in Group C.
Barcelona are expected to emerge as group winners after winning their opening two games, with the next two meetings between Shaktar and Sporting going a long way to determine the outcome of the group.
Both sides have three points from their opening two games and Shakhtar will be aiming to bounce back from their heartbreaking defeat to Barcelona last time out.
Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu is missing Brazilian duo Ilsinho and Luiz Adriano.
Sporting are without striker Simon Vukevic through illness and Marco Caneira with a stomach problem.
The visitors are though boosted by the return of star striker Liedson after he successfully came through his first start in five months against UD Leiria, in the Portuguese Cup last weekend.
