Overview
- The first leg, which kicks off Thursday at 8pm BST in Krakow, is being staged at a neutral venue under a UEFA rule for Ukrainian clubs.
- Crystal Palace travel without Eddie Nketiah and Evann Guessand through injury, with left-back Tyrick Mitchell a doubt after an Achilles issue.
- Manager Oliver Glasner said there is “huge desire” to reach the final, with the winner meeting Rayo Vallecano or Strasbourg in Leipzig on May 27.
- Shakhtar top Ukraine’s Premier League by eight points with five games left and have played their European ‘home’ ties in Krakow during a 12-year displacement from Donetsk.
- Bookmakers and an Opta model reported by Football Insider make Palace slight favourites, including a 52.3% chance of winning the first leg.