It is probably right to say Shaktar surprised everyone by reaching the quarterfinals, only because they had never done so before. Their performances so far have been astounding: they are the only side to win as many as 7 games in the championship and they defeated Roma and Arsenal in the Last 16 and group stage, respectively. Legendary coach Mircea Lucescu is at the helm of the team. He made Shaktar the first Romanian side to win the UEFA Cup in 2009 and has led them to success ever since: they won the Romanian league last season and the Super Cup in the present campaign. The squad is virtually the same as it was back in 2009 and it's been joined by Chygrynsky, who returned to the team this season. Eduardo was their most prominent signing this campaign.