Shakhtar players, Getty Images December 19, 2025, 08:33

Donetsk Shakhtar in the final match of the main stage of the Conference League shared the points with Rijeka of Croatia (0:0) and eventually took sixth place in the tournament table.

Thus, the wards of Arda Turan went straight to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League and already knew four of their potential opponents.

The opponent of the “miners” can be Turkish Samsunspor, Polish Lech, Finnish KuPS and North Macedonian Shkendia.

The draw for the 1/16 and 1/8 finals of the European Cup tournament will be held on January 16, 2026.

On Football.ua a video review of the match Shakhtar — Rijeka is available for viewing.