UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Lviv - Lviv Thursday 19 October 2017 19.00CET (20.00 local time) FC Zorya Luhansk Group J - Matchday 3 Hertha BSC Berlin Last updated 20/12/2017 00:57CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14 1 FC Zorya Luhansk - Hertha BSC Berlin Thursday 19 October 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Lviv, Lviv Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Zorya Luhansk - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Zorya Luhansk have not played against a club from their opponents' country Hertha BSC Berlin - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Metalist Kharkiv - Hertha BSC 06/11/2008 GS 0-0 Kharkiv Berlin Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Zorya Luhansk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hertha BSC Berlin 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 FC Zorya Luhansk - Hertha BSC Berlin Thursday 19 October 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Lviv, Lviv Match background A great UEFA Europa League Group J result on matchday two has given Zorya reason for confidence as they welcome a Hertha Berlin side who have yet to score in the section. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time; Hertha's goalless draw at home to Metalist Kharkiv in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage is the only time either club has faced opponents from their rivals' home country. • The last four UEFA games held in Ukraine between clubs from these nations have ended in draws – a 2-2 and then three 0-0s, with Shakhtar the home side on all four occasions. Form guide • Zorya are without a win in five European home fixtures (D2 L3), but claimed a shock 1-0 victory at Athletic Club on matchday two. • Hertha have yet to score in two Group J matches, and have lost their last three European away games – only one of them this season. • Third in the 2016/17 Ukrainian table, Zorya are featuring in their second successive group stage, though they were unable to make the UEFA Europa League round of 32 last term. • Sixth in Germany last season, Hertha got through the UEFA Europa League group stage on their most recent appearance, in 2009/10, but were knocked out in last year's third qualifying round. Trivia and links • The journey from Berlin to Lviv, where Zorya are playing their European home matches, is around 800km. • Hertha's Salomon Kalou was a 2011/12 UEFA Champions League winner with Chelsea. • Misses next match if booked: Vedad Ibišević (Hertha). The coaches • Yuriy Vernydub has been in charge at Zorya since stepping up from his role as assistant coach in November 2011, leading them to fourth and third-placed finishes in the last two seasons. He was a Russian Cup winner as a Zenit defender in 1999. • Pál Dárdai joined Hertha as a player in 1997 and made a club-record 366 league appearances for Die Alte Dame. He coached Hertha's youth team – and Hungary's senior side – for a time before taking the main Hertha helm in 2015. 3 FC Zorya Luhansk - Hertha BSC Berlin Thursday 19 October 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Lviv, Lviv Team facts FC Zorya Luhansk Formed: 1923 Nickname: Chorno-Bili (Black-and-Whites) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (1972) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: play-offs 2014/15: play-offs 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-0: Zorya v Charleroi 06/08/15, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-3: Laç v Zorya 10/07/14, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 twice, most recently v Östersund 13/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Fenerbahçe v Zorya 24/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: Zorya v Charleroi (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: Laç v Zorya (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 twice, most recently v Östersund (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Fenerbahçe v Zorya (see above) Hertha BSC Berlin Formed: 1892 Nickname: Die Alte Dame (The Old Lady) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1931) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: third qualifying round 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 4 FC Zorya Luhansk - Hertha BSC Berlin Thursday 19 October 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Lviv, Lviv 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-1: Hertha v Nistru Otaci 17/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Elfsborg v Hertha 29/09/71, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Hertha v Galatasaray 26/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-3: Hertha v Servette 06/12/01, UEFA Cup third round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Benfica 23/02/10, UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 8-1: Hertha v Nistru Otaci (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: Elfsborg v Hertha (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Hertha v Servette (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Benfica (see above) 5 FC Zorya Luhansk - Hertha BSC Berlin Thursday 19 October 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Lviv, Lviv Squad list FC Zorya Luhansk Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Oleksii Shevchenko UKR 24/02/1992 25 - - - 3 - 5 - 7 - 16 Andriy Lunin UKR 11/02/1999 18 - 2 - 9 - 2 - 2 - 77 Oleh Chuvayev UKR 25/10/1987 29 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Artem Sukhotskiy UKR 06/12/1992 24 - 2 - 11 - 3 - 3 - 3 Oleksandr Svatok UKR 27/09/1994 23 - 2 - 9 - 3 - 3 - 4 Vasyl Priyma UKR 10/06/1991 26 - - - 8 1 - - 4 - 6 Mykyta Kamenyuka UKR 03/06/1985 32 - - - - - 5 - 15 2 39 Yevhen Opanasenko UKR 25/08/1990 27 - 1 - 12 3 5 - 10 - 44 Vyacheslav Checher UKR 15/12/1980 36 - 2 - 5 - 14 - 33 1 Midfielders 5 Artem Gordiyenko UKR 04/03/1991 26 - 2 - 11 1 5 - 9 - 7 Vladyslav Kochergin UKR 30/04/1996 21 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 8 Ihor Kharatin UKR 02/02/1995 22 - 2 1 11 1 6 1 6 1 10 Leonidas BRA 17/10/1995 22 - - - - - - - - - 18 Oleksandr Andriyevskiy UKR 25/06/1994 23 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 19 Maksym Lunov UKR 22/05/1998 19 - 2 - 9 - 2 - 2 - 20 Oleksandr Karavaev UKR 02/06/1992 25 - 2 - 6 1 8 - 18 - 22 Željko Ljubenović SRB 09/07/1981 36 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 21 4 24 Dmytro Grechyshkin UKR 22/09/1991 26 - 2 - 11 2 8 1 12 1 27 Vladyslav Kabayev UKR 01/09/1995 22 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 28 Artem Gromov UKR 14/01/1990 27 - 2 - 7 2 7 - 11 - 36 Ruslan Babenko UKR 08/07/1992 25 - - - 7 - - - - - 96 Silas BRA 30/05/1996 21 - 1 - 4 1 1 - 1 - Forwards 95 Iury BRA 06/09/1995 22 - 1 - 9 3 1 - 1 - Coach - Iurii Vernydub UKR 22/01/1966 51 - 2 - - - 8 - 18 - 6 FC Zorya Luhansk - Hertha BSC Berlin Thursday 19 October 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arena Lviv, Lviv Hertha BSC Berlin Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Thomas Kraft GER 22/07/1988 29 - 2 - - - 2 - 7 - 22 Rune Jarstein NOR 29/09/1984 33 - - - 8 - 7 - 16 - 31 Dennis Smarsch GER 14/01/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 33 Jonathan Klinsmann USA 08/04/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Peter Pekarík SVK 30/10/1986 30 - 2 - 2 - 14 - 30 - 4 Karim Rekik NED 02/12/1994 22 - 1 - 8 - 14 - 20 - 5 Niklas Stark GER 14/04/1995 22 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 3 - 15 Sebastian Langkamp GER 15/01/1988 29 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 17 Maximilian Mittelstädt GER 18/03/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - 21 Marvin Plattenhardt GER 26/01/1992 25 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 3 - 23 Mitchell Weiser GER 21/04/1994 23 - 2 - 8 - 2 - 7 - 25 Jordan Torunarigha GER 07/08/1997 20 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 29 Florian Baak GER 18/03/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 36 Nico Beyer GER 22/09/1996 21 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 3 Per Ciljan Skjelbred NOR 16/06/1987 30 - 1 - 8 - 15 2 48 5 6 Vladimír Darida CZE 08/08/1990 27 - 2 - 7 - 17 4 35 6 7 Alexander Esswein GER 25/03/1990 27 - 1 - 7 1 7 - 7 - 8 Salomon Kalou CIV 05/08/1985 32 - 1 - 7 2 10 4 70 12 10 Ondrej Duda SVK 05/12/1994 22 - 2 - 5 1 13 2 26 5 11 Matthew Leckie AUS 04/02/1991 26 - 1 - 8 4 1 - 1 - 14 Valentin Stocker SUI 12/04/1989 28 - 1 - 3 - 27 5 65 11 20 Valentino Lazaro AUT 24/03/1996 21 - 1 - 2 - 10 - 20 2 24 Genki Haraguchi JPN 09/05/1991 26 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 26 Arne Maier GER 08/01/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 28 Fabian Lustenberger SUI 02/05/1988 29 - 2 - 4 - 11 - 17 - 30 Julius Kade GER 20/05/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 32 Pal Jr.