{"id":29211,"date":"2026-09-11T01:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=29211"},"modified":"2026-09-11T01:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:32:02","slug":"shahtar-psv-liga-chempioniv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/lifestyle\/shahtar-psv-liga-chempioniv\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abShakhtar\u00bb are in 18th place following the start of the Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Following a 1\u20131 away draw with Dutch side PSV, Donetsk\u2019s Shakhtar sit 18th in the overall table of the Champions League group stage. The Ukrainian club has picked up one point following the opening round. Thirty-six teams are taking part in the competition, and the final standings will be determined after each team has played eight matches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00abShakhtar began the tournament with a 1\u20131 away draw against PSV.<\/li>\n<li>The Donetsk club has one point and is in 18th place.<\/li>\n<li>There are 36 competitors in the main round.<\/li>\n<li>Each club will play four home and four away matches.<\/li>\n<li>Teams ranked 9th to 24th will compete for a place in the round of 16 in the play-offs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Ukrainian champion\u2019s position in the overall standings<\/h2>\n<p>\u00abShakhtar\u00bb are representing Ukraine in the Champions League as the reigning UPL champions. The team have qualified directly for the group stage, where all participants are grouped together in a single overall league table.<\/p>\n<p>After the first round, the Donetsk club is in 18th place out of 36 teams. The \u00abMiners\u00bb began the tournament with a 1\u20131 away draw against PSV and have picked up one point.<\/p>\n<p>The league table at this stage is still subject to change: the teams still have seven matches to play.<\/p>\n<h2>How the Champions League play-off participants will be decided<\/h2>\n<p>The main stage <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/chs-2026-ofitsiyno-startuvav-u-mekhiko\/\">Champions League<\/a> The 2026\/27 season runs from 8 September 2026 to 27 January 2027. Each of the 36 clubs will play eight matches against different opponents: four at home and four away.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of the eight rounds, the top eight teams in the overall table will qualify directly for the round of 16. Clubs ranked ninth to 24th will contest two-legged play-off ties for the remaining places in this stage, whilst the rest will be eliminated from European competition.<\/p>\n<p>Following the group stage, there will be two-legged ties in the round of 16, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals. <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/ispaniia-argentina-final-chs-2026\/\">The Final<\/a> will consist of a single match and will take place on 5 June 2027 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the first round, Shakhtar have one point and are in 18th place in the Champions League group stage. 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