Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Lyon 1: Fekir fires French side through in Group F

Nabil Fekir led Lyon into the Champions League knockout rounds at Shakhtar Donetsk’s expense with a crucial second-half equaliser in a 1-1 draw in Ukraine on Wednesday.

The Ligue 1 outfit knew a point was enough to keep the hosts at bay in Group F and secured exactly that thanks to captain Fekir’s classy 65th-minute finish in snowy conditions.

Lyon entered the match with an outside chance of leapfrogging Manchester City into top spot, yet they were scrambling simply to secure second following Junior Moraes’ opener in the 22nd minute, the Brazilian putting his team in the box seat to advance.

Paulo Fonseca’s side were always on the back foot, though, and had to settle for third place and a Europa League berth after Fekir’s intervention preserved his team’s two-point buffer in the final table.

3 – Nabil Fekir has scored three goals in Champions League this season, only Antoine Griezmann (4) has scored more among the French