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UKRAINIAN STADIUM TURNED INTO A REFUGEE SHELTER

Arena Lviv, which played host to Germany vs Portugal and two other games at Euro 2012, also hosted a number of Shakhtar Donetsk home matches when the club was forced to leave the Donbass Arena.

Ten years after being used as a host stadium for Euro 2012, Arena Lviv in Ukraine is being turned into a refugee shelter to help those fleeing war within the country's borders.

The stadium played hosts to three games as Ukraine and Poland jointly hosted the tournament - Germany vs Portugal, Portugal vs Denmark and Germany vs Denmark - before housing Shakhtar Donetsk between 2014 and 2016.

Shakhtar were forced to relocate for their home games back in 2014 after their then-stadium, the Donbas Arena, was damaged during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The 13-time Ukrainian champions now play their home games in Kyiv, though they were forced to evacuate players amid the Russian invasion, and the club has played its part in ensuring the stadium in Lviv serves a new purpose.

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