GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a well-taken penalty from Georgiy Sudakov.

Having already qualified for the Champions League playoff rounds, Brest had the opportunity to edge closer to a top-eight finish against Shakhtar Donetsk FC.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept their slim Champions League knock-out hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday. The Ukrainian champions needed a victory to retain any ambition of making the top 24 in the league phase going into the final matchday next week.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept its slim UEFA Champions League play-off hopes alive as it secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest.

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian forward #07 Eguinaldo Lemos (front) vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) in Gelsenkirchen,

Shakhtar Donetsk has stayed in contention to advance in the Champions League with the help of Heorhiy Sudakov's Panenka-style penalty kick in a 2-0 win against upstart Brest. Sporting Lisbon faces a tense final round next week after losing 2-1 at already-eliminated Leipzig which ended a run of six straight losses.

Brest will face FC Shakhtar this Wednesday evening for matchday 7 of the Champions League. Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the game will take place in Germany, at Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins-Arena.

Shakhtar Donetsk eased to a 2-0 win against Brest ... Eguinaldo's effort beating Marco Bizot but trickling the wrong side of the far post. Sudakov did then get a deserved second for Shakhtar ...

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany : Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League ... The hosts pushed hard to extend their lead and Brest keeper Marco Bizot made a series of impressive saves, before ...

Shakhtar Donetsk maintains Champions League hopes with a crucial 2-0 win against Brest, keeping playoff contention alive ahead of final matchday.

The Ukrainian champions needed a victory to retain any ambition of making the top 24 in the league phase going into the final matchday next week

Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a well-taken penalty from Georgiy Sudakov.