Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk will play its dwelling Champions League video games in Germany this season on the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Oleksandr Zubkov and teammates put on the flag of Ukraine earlier than the match(REUTERS)
Unable to host European video games in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, Shakhtar’s dwelling video games had been held within the Polish capital Warsaw final season.
The Ukrainian champion stated Friday that UEFA has agreed the staff can play in Hamburg the place it is prone to entice the help of Ukrainians who’ve been displaced through the battle and live in Germany and different international locations.
The Volksparkstadion is dwelling to Hamburger SV, which has been a second-division staff since 2018. It’s additionally a venue for the European Championship in Germany subsequent 12 months.
The stadium has a 57,000 capability for German league video games, together with some standing terraces, or 51,500 in all-seater worldwide video games.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
