Shakhtar to play Champions League home games at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge

Aug 21 : Shakhtar Donetsk will play their home matches in the Champions League's league phase at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge this season, both clubs announced on Friday.The Ukrainian champions have been unable to use their Donbas Arena since Russian-backed forces entered the region in 2014 and were further displaced by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Since leaving Donetsk, Shakhtar have played domestic matches in Kyiv and Lviv, while hosting European fixtures in Hamburg, Warsaw, Gelsenkirchen, Krakow and Ljubljana.The move to London comes after Chelsea failed to qualify for European competition following a 10th-placed Premier League finish last season, leaving Stamford Bridge available for Shakhtar's Champions League campaign. "We are grateful to Chelsea Football Club for the