Captain Darijo Srna toasted breaking Shakhtar Donetsk's all-time appearance record by blasting the penalty that sent the Ukrainians into the Europa League semi-finals. Evergreen Croatia full-back Srna racked up a club-record 486th appearance in Lviv on Thursday night, converting a first-half spot kick and laying on two assists in Shakhtar's 4-0 victory over Braga. The 33-year-old defender move...Full Story »

Shakhtar Donetsk and Schalke will meet again in Germany next week all square after a goalless draw at Arena Lviv in the Europa League last 32. Both sides had chances to win the game, which the hosts ended with 10 men after Oleksandr Kucher was dismissed after picking up his second booking in the 86th minute. Schalke almost took the lead in the 13th minute when Younes Belhanda left two defender...Full Story »

The Germany defender netted a late equaliser to make up for an earlier defensive howler to give his side two vital away goals at the Donbass Arena Borussia Dortmund took a step towards the Champions League quarter-finals by claiming a 2-2 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Donbass Arena in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie. Darijo Srna put the hosts ahead with a wonderful free kick, b...Full Story »

Luka Modric: Rated by Darijo Srna as one of the finest playmakers in world football Darijo Srna believes Croatia team-mate Luka Modric deserves to be gracing the biggest stages in football and that he may be forced to leave Tottenham in order to reach that level. Speculation regarding the Spurs playmaker's future has resurfaced, following a lengthy transfer saga in 2011 which saw him heavily l...Full Story »

Shakhtar Donetsk captain Darijo Srna believes his team will be playing for pride in the dead rubber against APOEL Nicosia in Champions League Group G. With the Ukrainian club unable to qualify for the knockout stages - or even qualify for the last 32 of the Europa League by finishing third - there is little to play for in Cyprus. But Srna wants to see his team rise to the challenge by putting ...Full Story »