Thomas Muller - "You know there is this terrible war out there, but you don't really realise it because you don't really know such a situation," said the 25-year-old. "It's hard to grasp to be playing against a team that is based in a crisis area. It's a surreal situation."

Bayern winger Arjen Robben, 31, said: "We're aware of the situation, it affects us all. You can't just go there and ignore what is going on," he added.

In the group stage, the Ukrainian champions had a better record away than in Lviv, and Shakhtar captain Darijo Srna says they miss playing at the Donbass Arena.

"For us, it's a big problem, because we are not playing at home, we are playing away, a new arena," Srna said,

"You don't have the power like you have at the Donbass Arena. It is something special - it's our stadium, it's our fans, it's our city."