Shakhtar lost in the last round and was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.

In the final round of the main stage of the Champions League, Donetsk's "Shakhtar" suffered a defeat against Dortmund's "Borussia".

The Ukrainian club had minimal chances of advancing to the playoffs before the match, but it was essential to secure a victory.

During the first half, the German attack leader Seru Girassy scored twice, giving his team a lead.

In the second half, "Shakhtar" scored an unusual goal, but soon after, the opponent found the net again. The score remained 3:1 until the final whistle.

“Borussia D” – “Shakhtar” 3:1
Goals: Girassy, 17, 44, Bensebaini, 79 – Marlon, 50

“Borussia D”: Kobel – Rjerson, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini (Anton, 89) – Sabitzer – Adeyemi (Duranville, 65), Brandt (Reyna, 65), Bynoe-Gittens (Koutu, 85) – Bayer (Gross, 46), Girassy.

“Shakhtar”: Riznyk – Vinicius, Bondar, Matvienko, Azarov (Pedrinho Azevedo, 72) – Marlon (Bondarenko, 84), Kryskiv (Stephanenko, 89), Sudakov – Zubkov (Traore, 72), Pedrinho da Silva (Neyverton, 83), Kevin.

Warnings: Bayer – Kevin, Marlon

As a result, the Donetsk team finished in 27th place in the final standings and failed to qualify for the playoffs, where only 24 out of 36 teams advance.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that "Shakhtar" sold a Ukrainian forward for 6 million euros.