Champions League / European Cup · First group stage, matchday 2 · 2000/01

Arsenal v Shakhtar Donetsk, 20 September 2000

20 September 2000

Form before this match

  • Flag Arsenal
    1. Win · 23.03.2000 · Europa League, Quarter-finals · 1999/00 · Bremen (away) 4–2

    2. Win · 06.04.2000 · Europa League, Semi-finals · 1999/00 · Lens (home) 1–0

    3. Win · 20.04.2000 · Europa League, Semi-finals · 1999/00 · Lens (away) 2–1

    4. Draw · 17.05.2000 · Europa League, Final · 1999/00 · Galatasaray (away) 0–0 pens 1:4

    5. Win · 12.09.2000 · Champions League, First group stage · 2000/01 · Sparta Prague (away) 1–0

  • Flag Shakhtar Donetsk
    1. Win · 26.07.2000 · Champions League, Second qualifying round · 2000/01 · Levadia (home) 4–1

    2. Win · 02.08.2000 · Champions League, Second qualifying round · 2000/01 · Levadia (away) 5–1

    3. Loss · 09.08.2000 · Champions League, Third qualifying round · 2000/01 · Slavia Praha (home) 0–1

    4. Win · 22.08.2000 · Champions League, Third qualifying round · 2000/01 · Slavia Praha (away) 2–0 aet

    5. Loss · 12.09.2000 · Champions League, First group stage · 2000/01 · Lazio (home) 0–3

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Arsenal against clubs from Ukraine

2 matches before this one

Shakhtar Donetsk against clubs from England

Shakhtar Donetsk hadn't played clubs from England before.