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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE digital coverage as Inter Milan face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League semi-final. The winner of this tie will face Sevilla in the final. Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Europa League / Semi-final
Merkur Spiel-Arena / 17.08.2020
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Marcus Foley

Updated 17/08/2020 at 20:49 GMT


6'
D'Ambrosio is tripped on the right side of the box and its a free-kick. Brozovic's delivery is flicked away.
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The only previous meeting between Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk was in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase with the Italians winning 3-1 on aggregate across two legs.
3'
Inter sticking to the tried and trusted 3-5-2 which saw them finish in Serie A. It has been a cagey start to this game though.
1'
Bizarre. The ball is kicked out of play due to it being rubbish. Conte is not impressed.
1st Half
20:00
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KICK OFF: Inter get the game underway on a stormy night.
19:55
COUNTDOWN: 5 minutes till kickoff!
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19:45
Luis Castro has bigged up his side's chances. And why not, they were the runaway winners of the Ukrainian Premier League and narrowly missed out on a spot in the last 16 of the Champions League this season. And comfortably saw off Benfica, Wolfsburg and Basel in the Europa League.
Castro said: “Since the very beginning of the season, we haven’t suffered a single defeat outside Ukraine - neither in the Champions League nor in the Europa League.
“If you work as hard as my players do, if you have the kind of mettle my guys have got, then they don’t fear any match.”
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"Backstage" is a bit Robbie Williams concert but we'll roll with it..
19:35
The winner of this tie will face perennial Europa League specialists Sevilla who beat a wasteful Manchester United last night. The final is on Friday night.
19:30
Conte has not touched upon the tensions with the club’s Chinese owners and rumours that former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has been linked with the Inter role.
The ex-Chelsea boss, who has a poor record in European competitions, said: “I’d be happy for the club if Inter were to win the trophy.
"I don’t think about my own personal success, just the club that hires me to do the job."
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Ashley Young is among 3 Inter players who have thrived at the club this season since leaving Manchester United.
19:20
Antonio Conte sticks with the same starting side that defeated Getafe and Leverkusen in the previous rounds.
Sanchez is on the bench after having a thigh injury.
Shakhtar make one change from the side that beat Basel 4-1 in the quarter-finals with Khocholava returning from his ban to replace Bondar in defence.
19:15
SHAKHTAR DONETSK: Pyatov, Kryvtsov, Khocholava, Stepanenko, Taison, Marcos, Moraes, Marlos, Patrick, Matviienko, Dodo...Subs: Trubin, BOndar, Dentinho, Tete, Konoplyanka, Solomon, Kovalenko, Maycon, Cipriano, Bolbat, Pikhalyonok, Fernando.
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19:05
INTER MILAN: Handanovic, Godin, De Vrij, Bastoni, D'Ambrosio, Barella, Brozovic, Gagliardini, Young, Lukaku, Martinez...Subs: Padelli, Sanchez, Moses, Sensi, Ranocchia, Valero, Eriksen, Esposito, Pirola, Biraghi, Skriniar, Candreva.