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The Athletic has a brand new documentary series following Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. Here is an introduction to the series.\n\nIn this episode, The Athletic\u2019s Adam Crafton speaks to Taras Stepanenko, the captain of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk, as he and his young family take refuge in an underground shelter when war breaks out in Ukraine.\xa0\n\nAdam also meets with Shakhtar's Croatian head coach, Igor Jovicevic, who was separated from his family when Russia invaded.\xa0\n\nMeanwhile, as the team prepares for their first match in Europe\u2019s elite competition, the Champions League, we hear from Shakhtar midfielder Ivan Petryak, who lost a family member to the war with Russia. With all the odds against Shakhtar, can the Ukrainian club pull off a shock victory against the German club Red Bull Leipzig?\n\nCredits\n\nPresenter: Adam Crafton\n\nProducers: Adam Crafton, Abi Paterson, Mike Stavrou\n\nSound mixing: Ollie Bellwood\n\nFeaturing footage from: The Daily, AP, ABC News, Sport BILD, DW News, Al Jazeera, and BT Sport\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices