| The second leg between Shakhter Donetsk and Lech Poznan will take place in Krakow and promises to be intense, despite the Ukrainians' comfortable lead from the first leg. The Polish side has nothing to lose and will attack from the first minute. Shakhter Donetsk are on an excellent streak of 6 consecutive victories in all tournaments. In the first leg, they demonstrated tremendous efficiency, scoring three goals from few chances. In the local championship, they last beat Metalist 1-0 and are full of confidence. Lech Poznan is going through a difficult period. The team lost their last two matches in Poland against Widzew Lodz and Gornik Zabrze for the Cup. However, the statistics from the first match against Shakhter showed that Lech is capable of creating chances, but their finishing is far from good. Shakhter lineup is expected to be almost identical to the one from the first match. Marlon Gomez, who came on as a substitute and scored against Poznan, is likely to start from the first minute this time. Vinicius Tobias is in great form on the right side. For the guests, right-back Joel Pereira is their most creative player at the moment and will be the main driver on the wing. The match is being played in Poland, which means that Lech will once again have a strong support from the stands, even though Shakhter are officially the hosts. |
