PSG have already secured qualification for the last 16 and will finish second in Group A behind Real Madrid so nothing will be at stake at the Parc des Princes.
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Shakhtar wasted a few scoring opportunities on Tuesday as they ended in third place on three points, ahead of Malmo on goal difference, to qualify for the Europa League.
The game unfortunately won’t be televised in the United States leaving streaming options as the only way to view the game. Given this game means realitively little to both teams I’m not sure we will see full squads but I do think that Shakhtar will come to Paris and put in a performance.
PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic heads the ball during the Champions League Group A soccer match between PSG and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.
Lucas set them on their way to victory when he struck in the 57th minute after an Ibrahimovic assist and the Swede got in on the act with his 14th goal in all competitions this season four minutes from the end. He is also PSG’s all-time leading scorer with 119 goals in all competitions.
“Thiago Silva has played a lot, and well, recently so he deserves a rest”, said boss Laurent Blanc.
Of players aged under 21 to have started at least five games in Europe’s top five leagues this season, only one has a better pass success rate than Rabiot (91%). “It was similar during our last fixture against Real Madrid”, the coach said, according to UEFA.com.
Shakhtar should have punished PSG’s profligacy, but Teixeira left his shooting boots behind at the airport, scooping well over from eight meters out.
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Astonishingly, that miss drew jeers from some sections of the crowd – despite Ibrahimovic being the club’s all-time leading scorer with 120 goals.
