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Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 Malmo: Thrashing keeps slim qualification hopes alive

Olexandr Gladkiy, Darijo Srna, Eduardo and Alex Teixeira scored in a 4-0 win to keep Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League hopes alive

Shakhtar Donetsk kept its slim Champions League last-16 hopes alive by thumping Malmo 4-0 to record a first win in Group A.

After half an hour of constant pressure from the hosts – who are four points behind second-placed Paris Saint-Germain with two games remaining - in L'viv, Olexandr Gladkiy opened the scoring, forcing in the rebound after Malmo goalkeeper Johan Wiland saved his initial header.

Shakhtar was utterly rampant and Darijo Srna added a second from the penalty spot shortly after halftime when Alex Teixeira was fouled by Karl Arnason, before Eduardo scored the third.