"Porto vs Shakhtar: where to watch the decisive match of the Champions League group stage, who is the bookmakers' favorite

"Porto vs Shakhtar: where to watch the decisive match of the Champions League group stage, who is the bookmakers' favorite

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 13 2023, 05:17 AM • 34258 views

Today, Shakhtar Donetsk meets Porto in the final match of the Champions League group stage. The Ukrainian team needs a victory to qualify for the playoffs. The game will take place at the Dragau Stadium in Porto and will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Today, on December 13, Shakhtar will play the final match of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24. The rival of the Ukrainian team will be the Portuguese "Porto", writes UNN.

Stadium, refereeing team, broadcast

The match will take place in Porto at the Dragau Stadium. The starting whistle will be blown at 22:00 Kyiv time. It will be blown by the head referee from Istvan Kovacs, the head referee from Romania. He will be assisted by his compatriots: the referees on the lines - Vasile Florin Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene, the fourth referee - Marcel Birsan. The VAR referee is an Italian Massimiliano Irrati.

Live broadcast of the match in Ukraine on the MEGOGO platform.

Situation in Group H

The first place in Group H is occupied by the Spanish "Barcelona" - 12 points, Porto is in second place - 9 points, Shakhtar is in third place - also 9 The fourth place is occupied by the Belgian Antwerp, which has not scored a single point.

In order to win one of the two tickets to the Champions League playoffs Champions League playoffs, Shakhtar must win. In the event of a draw, Porto will go on to Porto will advance due to the fact that in the first match the Portuguese beat "Shakhtar 3-1 in the first leg.

In any case, after the previous round, Shakhtar guaranteed themselves a European Cup spring in the form of the Europa League playoffs.

Bookmakers' bets

Bookmakers consider the Portuguese team to be the favorite of the match: bets on Porto's victory are accepted with odds of 1.54, on Shakhtar's victory - 7.00, and 4.80 for a draw.

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