European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
Road to Football

Champions League · 2026/27

Shakhtar Donetsk

Stamford Bridge · Fulham · confirmed competition venue

Path difficulty73.2Rank 2 of 36
Opponent coefficient605.5Rank 9 of 36
Round-trip travel30,314 kmRank 2 of 36
Estimated controls248 away + 16 London home
Club coefficient56.25Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
PSV
Shakhtar Donetsk
VenuePSV StadionEindhoven
ScheduledAway
Inter
Shakhtar Donetsk
VenueStadio San SiroMilan
ScheduledAway
Conference League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Shakhtar Donetsk1
Legia Warszawa2
VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow
Shakhtar Donetsk2
Breiðablik0
VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow
Shakhtar Donetsk0
HNK Rijeka0
VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow
Shakhtar Donetsk1
Lech Poznań2
VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow
Shakhtar Donetsk3
AZ Alkmaar0
VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow
Shakhtar Donetsk1
Crystal Palace3
VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Shakhtar Donetsk0
Atalanta3
VenueArena AufSchalkeGelsenkirchen
Arsenal1
Shakhtar Donetsk0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
PSV3
Shakhtar Donetsk2
VenuePSV StadionEindhoven

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Real Madrid

Bernabéu · Chamartín

Club coefficient
144.5
Return travel
4,509 km
Estimated controls
4

Sporting CP

Estádio José Alvalade · Lisbon

Club coefficient
84
Return travel
4,509 km
Estimated controls
4

Fenerbahçe

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · Kadıköy

Club coefficient
57.75
Return travel
4,509 km
Estimated controls
4

AEK Athens

Agia Sophia Stadium · Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona Municipality

Club coefficient
24
Return travel
4,509 km
Estimated controls
4
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Inter

Giuseppe Meazza Stadium · Milan

Club coefficient
127
Return travel
3,565 km
Estimated controls
2

PSV

Philips Stadion · Eindhoven

Club coefficient
71.25
Return travel
3,726 km
Estimated controls
2

Leipzig

Red Bull Arena · Leipzig

Club coefficient
61
Return travel
2,772 km
Estimated controls
2

Slovan Bratislava

Štadión Pasienky · Bratislava

Club coefficient
36
Return travel
2,215 km
Estimated controls
2

Staged travel scenario

The operational route map

Each line follows the modeled bus gateway and onward flight. Home-match travel to London is included.

8 match journeys30,314 km estimated return travel
Match opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayInterGiuseppe Meazza StadiumMilan1,782 km3,565 km20 onward
awayPSVPhilips StadionEindhoven1,863 km3,726 km20 onward
awayLeipzigRed Bull ArenaLeipzig1,386 km2,772 km20 onward
awaySlovan BratislavaŠtadión PasienkyBratislava1,108 km2,215 km20 onward
homeReal MadridStamford BridgeFulham2,255 km4,509 km42 onward
homeSporting CPStamford BridgeFulham2,255 km4,509 km42 onward
homeFenerbahçeStamford BridgeFulham2,255 km4,509 km42 onward
homeAEK AthensStamford BridgeFulham2,255 km4,509 km42 onward

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 73.2

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank02 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight60.9 · 39.6 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight94.3 · 23.6 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight100 · 10 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Champions League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2025/26Conference LeagueLeague-phase fixtures12 fixtures
2024/25Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final in the published record

This club appears in a league-phase top eight, but not in a final currently included in the snapshot.