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Mircea Lucescu has defended his decision to ignore a UEFA request for Fred to be omitted from Shakhtar Donetsk’s clash with Fenerbahce on Tuesday amid reports the midfielder failed a doping test during the Copa America.
Fenerbahce and Shakhtar Donetsk meet each other in the qualifiers of UEFA Champions League 2015/16.
Fenerbahce’s tie with Shakthar Donetsk is delicately balanced after neither side could find a breakthrough as their match ended 0-0 in Istanbul.
Nani’s best chance came in the sixth minute when the Portuguese forward struck a low show that was saved by the Shakhtar goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov.
Former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie was sent on as a second-half substitute for Fener, while Nani played the full 90 minutes. However, he struggled with injury last season and managed just 10 goals.
CSKA Moscow twice led against Sparta Prague, but face an uphill task after being held to a 2-2 draw.
Debutant Guido Carrillo doubled the lead and, although Raphael Nuzzolo hit back for Young Boys, Mario Pasalic – also making his first Monaco appearance – completed the scoring with 15 minutes remaining.
A penalty from Nikos Karelis clinched a 2-1 win for Panathinaikos against Club Brugge.
APOEL and Viktoria Plzen secured 2-1 wins away from home against FC Midtjylland and Maccabi Tel-Aviv respectively.
Finally, the Moldovan champions Milsami were undone at home by the Albanian Superliga title Skenderbeu.
Paulo Vinicius’ 89th-minute equaliser snatched a 1-1 draw for Hungary’s Videoton against BATE Borisov, while 10-man Dinamo Zagreb and Molde shared the same scoreline in Croatia. The visitors take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg after two goals from the Albania global forward Hamdi Salihi, his second coming from the spot in the 73rd minute.