Chelsea blasted for selling tickets for Shakhtar games to their OWN fans with Champions League package costing £218

CHELSEA fans have blasted the club after being offered the chance to pay up to £218 to watch Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. The Ukrainian giants are set to use the Blues’ home ground for their European fixtures during the 2026-27 season. Chelsea have offered their fans the opportunity to pay up to £218 to watch Shakhtar Donetsk Credit: PA Stamford Bridge will be the home venue for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Champions League matches Credit: Getty Shakhtar have been exiled from their home stadium, the Donbas Arena, since conflict broke out in Donetsk in 2014. Due to UEFA safety mandates requiring European matches to be played outside Ukraine, the club has previously staged home games across the continent in cities such as Warsaw, Hamburg, and Gelsenkirchen. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Chelsea failed to qualify for European competition following a 10th-place Premier League finish last season, leaving Stamford Bridge without midweek UEFA fixtures. The club subsequently offered the 40,000-capacity ground to Shakhtar, allowing the Ukrainian champions to capitalise on London’s large Ukrainian diaspora and transport links. Chelsea have now contacted supporters with details of a four-match ticket bundle covering all of Shakhtar’s home league-phase fixtures. The message read: “We are giving supporters the opportunity to secure their place with a four-match ticket bundle, giving access to all four of Shakhtar’s home Champions League fixtures at Stamford Bridge.” Season-ticket holders have been offered all four games for £185, working out at £46.25 per match, despite Chelsea themselves not being involved in the fixtures. Supporters without a season ticket face an even bigger bill, with packages going on general sale from £218. Most read in Football SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Single-match tickets will also be made available once the Champions League draw has taken place. However, the offer sparked fury among several Blues fans online, with one supporter raging: “From £46 to watch someone that ain’t your own team, while acting like they are doing you a favour giving you a discount.” Another added: “This is f***ing grim.” A third reacted: “What an awful email to receive.” Comment now