On the threshold of the return match v Arsenal, Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu said that midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan will to all appearance withdraw from all matches till the yearend.

Mkhitaryan says he doesn’t feel well and complains of a microtrauma.

Commenting on the impending match he said, “It will be a combat and the guys will do their best. Concentration and aggression are needed against Arsenal.”