Shakhtar Donetsk win 2009 UEFA Cup
May 21st, 2009 by admin
On Wednesday, 20th May, Shakhtar Donetsk became the first team from the Ukraine to win the UEFA Cup when they beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final after extra-time.
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Three of the last five UEFA Cup Finals have been won by clubs from the former Soviet Union.
In 2005, CSKA Moskow were the first club from Russia to claim the UEFA Cup before Zenit Saint Petersburg won another UEFA Cup for Russia in 2008.
Officially, it is also Ukraine?s first ever European trophy.? However, Ukrainian club side Dynamo Kyiv won the Cup Winners? Cup in 1975 and 1986 whilst representing the Soviet Union