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Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Mircea Lucescu previews their Champions League Group H opener at Athletic Bilbao of Spain.

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SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Mircea Lucescu, coach

"In Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk play all of our matches away from home because we no longer have a stadium to play in. We are playing and training in a field that is not ours. We are proceeding this way because of the conflict in the region. But that's not what we are taking about right now. The point is this Champions League match against Athletic Bilbao. We are focused on doing what we need to do to win."

SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Mircea Lucescu, coach

"The situation in Ukraine has been hard for us. Because of the crisis we've been close to losing 12 players. You can't imagine how I feel. One day you wake up and 12 of your players are willing to leave the team just because others are taking advantage of the troubles in the country. Those players have a huge value for us and fortunately they are staying and this problem has been solved."