What you need to know about MU Champions League group
Shakhtar Donetsk
Last season they finished top of the Ukrainian Premier League, 13 points clear of Metalist Kharkiv.
Their Armenian striker, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, was the league’s top
scorer with 25 goals. He has since been sold to Borussia Dortmund for
£21.5m.
Their manager is Mircea Lucescu, who has previously managed
Galatasaray, Inter Milan and Besiktas. He became the Shakhtar Donetsk
manager in 2004, and has won the title 7 out of the 8 seasons he’s been
there. He’s also won 5 Ukranian Cups, 5 Ukranian Super Cups, and the
UEFA Cup in 2009 after beating Werder Bremen in the final.
Bayer Leverkusen
Last season they finished 3rd in the Bundesliga, 26 points behind champions Bayern Munich.
Their German striker, Stefan Kießling, was the league’s top scorer, ahead of Robert Lewandowski, with 25 goals.
Their manager is former Liverpool player Sami Hyypiä who was promoted
last season after joining the club as a player in 2009. He shares the
responsibility with their form U-19 manager under-19 coach Sascha
Lewandowski. Lewandowski is responsible for the press conferences after
the match and takes care of the training sessions. Hyypiä watches them,
intervenes with personal talks, is at the pre-game press conference, and
addresses the team last before the match.
Real Sociedad
Last season they finished 4th in La Liga, 34 points behind champions Barcelona.
Mexican striker, Carlos Vela (who they had just signed from Arsenal,
was their top scorer with 14 goals, and was the league’s 9th highest
scorer.
Their manager is Jagoba Arrasate who joined the club as youth team
manager in 2010. He was promoted to assistant in 2012 and was made
manager at the start of this season. Their former manager, Philippe
Montanier, opted not to renew his contract at the end of the last season
and has since been appointed as manager of Rennes.
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