Shakhtar bank on pedigree

FC Shakhtar Donetsk hope their European experience will be decisive as they take on AS Nancy-Lorraine in the UEFA Cup Round of 32.

• Shakhtar qualified for the Round of 32 as the third-placed side in UEFA Champions League Group D. Nancy finished second in UEFA Cup Group E.

• The two sides have never met in European competition.

• Shakhtar have played French opposition in two previous two-legged ties and also met a Ligue 1 side in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage, winning 1-0 at Stade Rennais FC. They lost both of those knockout ties. In total, of their five games against French opponents, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

• Having played Rennes before losing out to LOSC Lille Métropole in last season's UEFA Cup Round of 32, Nancy will be the third French side Shakhtar have faced in the last two seasons.

• Nancy have never played against Ukrainian opposition. They have played only ten games in European competition to date, while Shakhtar have played 102.

• Prior to taking over at Shakhtar, coach Mircea Lucescu was involved in three UEFA Champions League ties with French clubs as coach of Galatasaray SK. Games against FC Nantes Atlantique, AS Monaco FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC produced three wins, two defeats and a draw.

• During the Romanian's reign at FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti, his side lost 2-1 at home against Olympique Lyonnais in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

• The second leg of the tie will be played on 22 February. The aggregate winners will face FC Steaua Bucuresti or Sevilla FC in the Round of 16, playing away on 8 March and the home leg a week later.