This year Shakhtar won the Ukrainian championship title for the 13th time. The Donetsk club won gold in a fair fight and won this title ahead of schedule, several rounds before the end of the protracted Ukrainian Premier League tournament. The Orange-and-Blacks won 26 victories in 32 rounds and finished four matches in a draw. Donetsk club showed the best performance, having shipped 80 goals to the opponents’ goal. The best Donetsk tams players were Moraes (20 goals) and Marlos (13 goals). The moles started their way in European competition in the Champions League, where they lost their place in the playoffs to Atalanta only in the last round, but bypassed Dynamo Zagreb. In the spring-summer part of the playoffs, Luis Castro’s charges dealt with Benfica (5: 4 on aggregate) at the first stage and at the 1/8 finals they beat Wolfsburg in two duels with a difference of five months with a total by a score of 5:1. Ismaily, Malyshev and Khocholava, who received a red card in the last game, will not be able to take part in today’s game.
Despite the fact that Toronto has long booked the second line in the East, the Canadians are not going to play under their full strength. They confirmed this with their victories over Miami (107-103), Orlando (109-99) and Memphis (108-99). However, between these victories they lost to Boston (100-122). There are no special losses in the Raptors. Only McCaw will not play. Also questionable is the appearance on the floor of Brissette.
