Shakhtar's Lucescu wary of Bernabeu challenge, Taison excited

As Shakhtar Donetsk prepare to face Real Madrid in Spain, coach Mircea Lucescu has conceded his team would have been better off starting their Champions League campaign at home.

Madrid will host Shakhtar on Tuesday, with Lucescu set to lead the Ukrainian club in the Champions League group stage for the 10th time, and the 70-year-old Romanian knows how important a positive opening result can be.

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