{"id":1277242,"date":"2025-08-07T16:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/shakhtar-vs-panathinaikos-where-to-watch-the-europa-league-group-stage-match\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:01:13","slug":"shakhtar-vs-panathinaikos-where-to-watch-the-europa-league-group-stage-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/shakhtar-vs-panathinaikos-where-to-watch-the-europa-league-group-stage-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakhtar vs Panathinaikos: where to watch the Europa League group stage match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today, August 7, Shakhtar Donetsk will begin the decisive confrontation for the passage to the play-off round of the Europa League with a match against the Greek Panathinaikos. The opponent is in crisis, has lost key players and lacks playing tone, while the Ukrainians have already impressed Europe with victories over Ilves and Besiktas. The match promises to be a chance for the Miners to take the lead before the return match.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> On Wednesday, August 7, at 9:00 PM Kyiv time, the first match of the third qualifying round of the Europa League between the Greek Panathinaikos and Shakhtar Donetsk will take place at the Spiros Louis Stadium in Athens.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>Panathinaikos: no tone, no form, no impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> The Greek club has already been eliminated from the Champions League, losing to Scottish side Rangers in two legs: 0-2 in Glasgow and 1-1 at home. And while the scoreline seems competitive, PAO looked a pale shadow of their former selves, especially in defence.<\/p>\n<p> Rui Vitoria&#8217;s team is in a prolonged pause after the European Cup failure. The Greek championship has not yet started, so the club is preparing exclusively through training. Add to this the personnel losses:<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li> Captain and forward Fotis Ioannidis is questionable due to an adductor muscle injury.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Newcomers Maksimovic and Pelistri are also not fully prepared.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p> The defense is showing vulnerability and lack of coordination. The team&#8217;s hope is the support of the stands. More than 30,000 fans are expected in the stands.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>Shakhtar: consistency, goals, motivation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Arda Turan&#8217;s team is showing a confident performance in the new Euro season. On the way to the third round:<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li> Defeat of Ilves &#8211; 6:0 at home, 0:0 away.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> Double victory over Besiktas \u2014 4:2 and 2:0.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p> Despite losing midfielder Kevin to injury, as well as the likely absence of forward Traore, Shakhtar looks more composed and aggressive. In the game against Epicenter in the UPL, the Donetsk team won a minimal but strong-willed victory, which indicates the team&#8217;s psychological endurance.<\/p>\n<p> Arda Turan is calmly preparing the team for Athens, noting that &#8220;the match against Panathinaikos is no more difficult than against Besiktas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>History of confrontations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Shakhtar already had experience playing against PAOK and Olympiacos, but this is the first time they are playing against Panathinaikos &#8211; they haven&#8217;t even played in a friendly. This is a new challenge and a new story.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>Forecast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Form, rhythm and moral superiority are on the side of the Miners. Panathinaikos relies only on the home stadium factor, but this may not be enough. The probable score is a 2:1 victory for Shakhtar.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>Tentative team lineups<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> <strong>Panathinaikos<\/strong> : Drongovski, Mladenovic, Jedvaj, Brown, Kotsiras, Serin, Maksimovic, Bakasetas, Djuricic, Pelistri, Swiderski.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>&#8220;Shakhtar&#8221;<\/strong> : Riznyk, Konoplya, Bondar, Matvienko, Pedrinho, Marlon, Neverton, Sudakov, Bondarenko, Alisson, Elias.<\/p>\n<h3> <strong>Where to watch the match?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Ukrainians will be able to watch the Panathinaikos \u2013 Shakhtar match live on the UPL.TV channel, which is available on several OTT platforms, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/megogo.net\/ua\/tv\/channels\/22390776-upl-tv-online.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Megogo<\/a> media service.<\/p>\n<p> It was previously reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/panatinaikos-shakhtar-de-dyvytys-ta-anons-matchu-kvalifikatsii-lihy-yevropy\/\">Shakhtar Donetsk will play against Greek Panathinaikos in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. The match will take place without the Miners&#8217; key scorer, Brazilian Kevin, who was injured the day before. The winner of the match will get a chance to compete with Turkish Samsunspor for a place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, August 7, Shakhtar Donetsk will begin the decisive confrontation for the passage to the play-off round of the Europa League with a match against the Greek Panathinaikos. The opponent is in crisis, has lost key players and lacks playing tone, while the Ukrainians have already impressed Europe with victories over Ilves and Besiktas. 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