Midfielder Ilkay Guendogan will miss Borussia
Dortmund's Champions League last-16 first-leg tie
against Shakhtar Donetsk after suffering a thigh
injury.
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The Germans might also be without full-back Marcel
Schmelzer after he turned an ankle in training.
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With Ukrainian football's three-month winter break
due to finish on 1 March, Shakhtar are at full
strength.
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Taison, signed from Kharkiv Metalist amid rumoured
interest from Chelsea, is ready to make his
competitive debut.
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The Ukrainian champions have
played friendlies in sunnier
climes after winning the final
match of the first half of their
domestic season, 2-0 against
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
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The have won 10 of their 12
friendlies, although their latest
was a 1-0 defeat by Norwegian
top-flight side Odd Grenland in
Malaga, Spain.
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Shakhtar impressed in the group
stages, securing qualification
from a group that also contained
Juventus and Chelsea with a
game to spare.
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Despite Borussia trailing Bayern
Munich by 15 points in their
Bundesliga title defence,
Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu
has been impressed by their
opponents' form so far this
season.
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"Dortmund won the strongest group in this season's
competition and that gives you an idea of how good
they are," he said.
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"No one else in the Bundesliga plays such a passing
and flowing game as Dortmund."