On February 21 night, Shakhtar Donetsk welcomed Roma to the Metalist Stadium on Feb.21 for the knockout stages. Both sides were aiming to make it through to the quarter-finals, with the second leg played in three weeks time.
Cengiz Under scored his first Champions League goal to give Roma the lead in the 41st minute on Feb.21. Facundo Ferreyra equalized for Shakhtar Donetsk just six minutes into the second period. Then hosts went ahead on 71 minutes thanks to a bullet free-kick from Manchester City target Fred.
