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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Shakhtar Donetsk won their first Champions League game in the Group E by beating the present champion of the Champions League Chelsea in Donetsk, Ukraine on Tuesday.
As reports "Armenpress" Alex Texeira gave Shakhtar a 1-0 lead in the third minute after receiving great pass from Villian. "The miners" dominated the possession until the end. The hosts also continued to pressure the Champions League holders in the second half until Fernandigno scored the goal on 52nd minute after poor performance by Chelsea's defenders. After the second goal, Chelsea have taken the initiative and found the net in the 88th minute when Oskar scored the goal.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan caused a lot of troubles for Chelsea. A quick transition by Shakhtar almost ended badly for Chelsea when Henrik Mkhitaryan faced goalkeeper Peter Cech alone 20 meters out.
Midfielder of the Armenian National Football team Henrikh Mkhitaryan played the whole game.
After the three matches Shakhtar sits on first position in group E scoring 7 points, followed by Chelsea and Nordshellard and Juventus both sharing the 4th place.