00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Bologna will open their Champions League campaign on Wednesday against Shakhtar Donetsk
00:41Stadio Dallara.
00:44Returning to the Principale of European competition after six-decade halt.
00:51In the first league phase match, the Serie A team will be without a win this season,
00:56taking on season's Shakhtar, who is eager to improve their dismal record in Italy.
01:01Now embarking on just their second season in UEFA top flight competition Bologna last
01:07featured at this level during 1960s period, with a losing via a coin toss to Anderlat
01:14in 1964 Premier League round.
01:18Much have changed since then, and the Allianz side now this week comes on one of the five
01:25clubs to make their Champions League debut in the competition's newly expanded format
01:29of 2024-25 season.
01:32Bologna will be the 11th Italian team to appear in the tournament roster, after the seven-time
01:39Scudetto winner set a new club record of 68 points last season, recording the highest
01:45league finish since 1967.
01:48Having inspired an unthrilled side to fifth-place finish in the last Serie A standings, Thiago
01:54Mota accepted an offer for Juventus, so former Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano beaten in
02:01both the last two Europa Conference League finals.
02:05It will be the first team meeting between the two sides.
02:08This will be Bologna's first competitive match-up with a Ukrainian rival.
02:13In contrast, Shakhtar have faced Italian teams 31st times across all competitions out of
02:1931 encounters the foreign teams have had with the Italian teams.
02:24They have lost 19 times and just won 7.
02:27In the last Champions League game, Shakhtar have been eliminated from the competition
02:31group stage.
02:32The past five close home games for Bologna have ended in draw.
02:38In the last nine away Champions League group stage matches, Shakhtar have won only twice
02:42and lost six.
02:43Over the spam of time, they have given up at least two goals in seven games.
02:51Bologna will try to improve on their record by beating Windlass and giving up seven goals
02:56in the first four games of the season.
02:58So far, they have drawn both of their games.
03:02They will play their first Champions League match.
Comments