hladkyy won the premier league with shakhtar that season, but fell one goal short of making ukrainian premier league history by being the top goalscorer for two consecutive years. however, with the addition of strikers yevhen seleznyov and marcelo moreno, and with coach mircea lucescu using only one forward in a 4-5-1 formation, hladkyy had difficulty keeping his spot in the starting line-up or even a place on the bench, leaving his future in doubt . after 10 league games with only 1 win, shakhtar coach mircea lucescu started hladkyy, who scored in the 28th minute in a 3–0 win over chornomorets odessa. mircea gave hladkyy another starting opportunity due to an injury to luiz adriano, and he scored the third goal in shakhtar's 4–2 win over fc kryvbas kryvyi rih. hladkyy scored a winner for shakhtar against olexandria in the 93rd minute in a ukrainian cup quarter final, although he also injured his own side's second-choice goalkeeper rustam khudzhamov during a collision in the shakhtar penalty area. he scored his first two uefa champions league goals in a historic 3–2 victory in spain over f.c. barcelona, ending the latter's streak of 20 games without defeat. as a result of the win, shakhtar collected more points in the group stage than ever before (9).