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Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 Anderlecht: Eduardo header puts Lucescu's men in charge

Shakhtar Donetsk will take a two-goal advantage to Belgium next Thursday after a 3-1 Europa League home win over Anderlecht.

Eduardo's late header handed Shakhtar Donetsk a healthy first-leg advantage as it overcame Anderlecht 3-1 in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Taison and Olexandr Kucher hit Besnik Hasi's side with a quick-fire first-half double to put the Ukrainians in control at the Lviv Arena, but Frank Acheampong's 68th-minute goal threatened to put a very different complexion on things.

But under-fire Anderlecht boss Hasi – whose side is enduring an underwhelming domestic campaign – saw his team's chances of progressing to the quarterfinals drastically reduced when Eduardo powered a header past Silvio Proto, who was impressive despite conceding three times.