Athletic Bilbao's Mikel San Jose (L) and Borja Viguera celebrate after scoring a goal against Shakhtar Donetsk during their Champions League Group H soccer match at the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv, November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
LVIV (Reuters) - Shakhtar Donetsk lost 1-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League on Tuesday but had already been handed a place in the last 16 thanks to Porto's earlier win at BATE Borisov.
BATE's 3-0 defeat meant Shakhtar, who have reached the knockout stage for the third time in the last five seasons, qualified with eight points in Group H behind Porto on 13.
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