Shakhtar Donetsk beat Stade Brest 2-0 on Wednesday to keep their outside hopes of a Champions League play-off spot alive and hit the French side's automatic qualification prospects. In the other early game,

Shakhtar Donetsk has stayed in contention to advance in the Champions League with the help of Heorhiy Sudakov’s Panenka-style penalty kick in a 2-0 win against upstart Brest.