Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Braga

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Braga
December 9, 2010 - 11:49 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine's 2009 UEFA Cup champions Shakhtar Donetsk reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time with a 2-0 victory over Portuguese side Sporting Braga.

A dour match was brought to life late in the game when Romanian international defender Razvan Rat opened the scoring with the hosts nailing their place in the last 16 and top spot in Group H shortly afterwards through Luiz Adriano, AFP reported.

Defeat ended the visitors hopes of progressing - though Arsenal's win at home to Partizan Belgrade would have made even a Braga win in Ukraine fruitless.

Braga were already up against it as Shakhtar went into the match unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions since being hammered 5-1 by Arsenal and unbeaten in 52 successive home clashes since a defeat in October 22, 2008.

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