Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk will kick-off their league phase campaign in the UEFA Champions League when they go head-to-head on Wednesday evening.

How to watch Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk and TV channel

Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk will be available to watch on TNT Sports 4 for UK viewers.

Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk kick-off time, date and venue

Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk will kick-off at 17:45 (BST) on Wednesday 18th September at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna.

Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

These two sides have never met before in a competitive fixture.

Bologna are without a win in their first four games of the 2024/25 Serie A season, with three draws and one defeat and have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six league games.

Shakhtar Donetsk have won just two of their last nine away games in the UEFA Champions League.

Bologna v Shakhtar Donetsk team news

Bologna team news

Oussama El Azzouzi and Nicolo Cambiaghi are out with serious knee injuries, while Lewis Ferguson is still working his way back to fitness following an ACL injury.

Emil Holm, Martin Erlic and Dan Ndoye have recovered from recent injuries and are available for selection.

Shakhtar Donetsk team news

Shakhtar have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their trip to Italy.

Marlon Gomes returned for a hamstring injury to feature at the weekend after a month's lay-off and is available for Wednesday's clash.

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