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Shakhtar 'will fight until the end' for last-16 spot - Fonseca

Shakhtar Donetsk coach Paulo Fonseca says his side will "fight until the end" after a dramatic 3-2 win over Hoffenheim kept their Champions League last-16 hopes alive.

Lyon's draw with Manchester City in Group F's other game means that Fonseca's men will qualify for the knockout stage if they defeat the French outfit in Ukraine in two weeks' time.

They had earlier looked like cruising to a first Champions League win of the campaign when Ismaily and Taison scored in the space of two first-half minutes in Germany.

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Hoffenheim had other ideas, though, pulling one back almost straight away through a fine Andrej Kramaric goal and then drawing level after 40 minutes thanks to Steven Zuber's header.