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Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Juventus: Lineups

Juventus and Shakhtar have both named strong squads as they face each other in Group E in the Champions League.

Shakhtar are already through, but start with Eduardo ahead of their attacking midfield trio of Alex Teixeira, Willian, and Henrik Mkhitaryan. Taras Stepanenko and Fernandinho start in midfield.

Juventus, meanwhile, have gone for a 3-5-2 and a full-strength side in order to get the point they will need to guarantee their progression at Chelsea's expense, with Sebastian Giovinco and Mirko Vucinic starting together up front. Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Paul Pogba start in a strong midfield, with Kwadwo Asamoah and Stephan Lichtsteiner as wing-backs.

Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1): Andriy Pyatov, Razvan Raţ, Olexandr Kucher, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Darijo Srna; Taras Stepanenko, Fernandinho; Willian, Henrik Mkhitaryan, Alex Teixeira, Eduardo.

Juventus (3-5-2): Gianluigi Buffon; Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Paul Pogba, Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Kwadwo Asamoah; Sebastian Giovinco, Mirko Vucinic.

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