Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a well-taken penalty from Georgiy Sudakov.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept their slim Champions League knock-out hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday. The Ukrainian champions needed a victory to retain any ambition of making the top 24 in the league phase going into the final matchday next week.

Having already qualified for the Champions League playoff rounds, Brest had the opportunity to edge closer to a top-eight finish against Shakhtar Donetsk FC.

Brest's goalkeeper Marco Bizot fails to save a penalty kick taken by Shakhtar's Heorhiy Sudakov, left, during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Stade Brest at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Shakhtar Donetsk eased to a 2-0 win against Brest in the Champions League on Wednesday, denting the high-flying French side's hopes of earning an automatic spot in the last-16.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept its slim UEFA Champions League play-off hopes alive as it secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest.

Brest's goalkeeper Marco Bizot fouls Shakhtar's Irakli Azarovi in the penalty area during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Stade Brest at the Arena AufSchal

Manchester City is on the brink of a humiliating Champions League exit after a stunning 4-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

Brest will face FC Shakhtar this Wednesday evening for matchday 7 of the Champions League. Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the game will take place in Germany, at Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins-Arena.