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"Shakhtar win the UEFA Cup

"Shakhtar win the UEFA Cup

2009, 14 min

On May 20, 2009, Shakhtar Donetsk won the UEFA Cup. In the final match in Istanbul, the Ukrainian team led by coach Mircea Lucescu defeated Werder Bremen 2-1.

It was on this day that the UEFA Cup was played for the last time: it was replaced by the Europa League. This is the only European trophy in the history of Ukrainian football since independence. On May 26, 2009, Shakhtar players and coaching staff came to meet with the President of Ukraine. There they were presented with awards.

The video shows the football club's bus bringing players and team members, they enter the building, bring the UEFA Cup, the players sit at a round table, Boris Kolesnikov, Mircea Lucescu, Yuriy Pavlenko, Hryhoriy Surkis, Raisa Bogatyryova and Igor Vasyunik are also in the video, Renat Akhmetov gives an interview.