MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Istanbul's Sukru
Saracoglu Stadium hosts the last ever UEFA Cup final on
Wednesday evening as Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk look to
overcome Germany's Werder Bremen to win their first European
trophy.
The UEFA Cup will be revamped next season as the Europa
League, and the Ukrainian side are seeking to add their name to
a long list of winners that began with Tottenham Hotspur in
1972.
"I'm sure we'll see an exciting game between teams with
two different styles," Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu told UEFA.
"Bremen are always attack-minded, they are a very physical
team. Our style is based on our skill, which we'll try to use
to take control of the game."
"We have to be assertive," Werder trainer Thomas Schaff
said. "A final is never easy and we're happy to face this
challenge."
Shakhtar have defeated Tottenham, CSKA Moscow, Marseille
and Dynamo Kiev in the knockout stages, while Werder have
beaten AC Milan, St Etienne, Udinese and SV Hamburg.
The match kicks off at 9:45 p.m. (18:45 GMT).
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