Shakhtar chases first Europa League title

Shakhtar chases first Europa League title

Published Oct. 21, 2009 4:31 p.m. ET

The last team to win the UEFA Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk will stay well on course to win the first Europa League title if it beats Toulouse on Thursday and moves five points clear in their group.

The team from Ukraine, which beat Werder Breman in last season's UEFA Cup final at Istanbul, already has maximum points from two games in Group J and how hosts the third-place team, two points behind.

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