Europa League QF: Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1 Basel - Pitmen set up Inter date
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| Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1 Basel. Photo: UEFA |
Shakhtar booked a UEFA Europa League semi-final date with Inter after a command performance in Germany.
Shakhtar were irresistible from the off in Gelsenkirchen, not so much dominating the stage as writing it, directing it and then playing all the lead roles. They even insisted on performing their own stunts. Of course, a goal inside two minutes helps, Júnior Moraes heading in following a corner.
It set the tone for a magisterial first-half display as the men in orange dazzled, a blur of crisp passing. Taison doubled the lead with a deflected strike, the culmination of a lovely team move; Marcos Antônio rattled the bar and, but for goalkeeper Djordje Nikolić, it could have been much worse.
Shakhtar Donetsk are through to the last-four of the Europa League ⬇
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) August 11, 2020Half-time brought relief for Basel and they gamely sought the spotlight in the second act. Shakhtar soaked it up, conserving energy with an eye on Monday and adding another on the break, Taison earning a penalty that Alan Patrick converted. Dodô made it four before Ricky van Wolfswinkel's consolation.UEFA
Shakhtar Donetsk are through to the last-four of the Europa League ⬇
🔥 YESSS! WE ARE THROUGH TO THE EUROPA LEAGUE SEMIS! ⚒🧡— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) August 11, 2020
We won 4-1 and advanced to the next stage to take on Internazionale Milano on August 17!#ShakhtarBasel #InterShakhtar #UEL @EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/ijiLB3dvnv
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