RB Salzburg vs Chelsea Champions League result and reaction as Chelsea qualify for knockout stage - live
RB Salzburg 1-2 Chelsea: Goals from Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz see Blues book their spot int he kockouts with a game to spare
Kai Havertz’s brilliant second-half goal earned Chelsea a 2-1 win at RB Salzburg which booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages.
The Germany international curled in a stunning effort midway through the second half to decide a testing evening in Austria and extend Graham Potter’s unbeaten start to his Blues reign to nine games.
The Premier League side had gone ahead through a fine strike by Mateo Kovacic and only a string of saves by impressive home goalkeeper Philipp Kohn stopped it being a rout at half-time.
The Austrian side levelled early in the second half through Junior Adamu’s superb breakaway effort as Chelsea looked in peril. Havertz had the final say, though, winning the match in style and sending his side through with his 20-yard effort that found the top corner.
Chelsea will top Group E if Dinamo Zagreb fail to beat AC Milan in the late kick-off. Relive the action as Chelsea beat RB Salzburg in the Champions League:
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar
76 mins: Mooy whips a cross in from the right wing and almost places it onto the head of Giakoumakis but Trubin jumps off his line to punch the ball clear of the striker.
Neither side is giving this one up and either side could go on to win from here.
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar
73 mins: What has happened here?
Shakhtar Donetsk should be in front. They clear their lines by playing the ball up to Mudryk in midfield. He drives down the left hand channel and evades a sliding challenge from Carter-Vickers before carrying the ball into the penalty area.
The last defender and Joe Hart try to close him down but he squares the ball to Sikan who has a free net in front of him but he can;t control the ball with his first touch and it dribbles slowly wide of the back post!
Mudryk cannot believe what has just happened.
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar
70 mins: Daizne Maeda weaves his way into the penalty area after Giakoumakis is taken out on the edge of the box. He then fizzes a cross into the six-yard area but it’s turned behind for a corner.
The corner ball is swung into the middle but it’s cleared by the visitors. This is a strong period for Celtic, can they get the breakthrough?
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar
67 mins: Ange Postecoglou responds to Shakhtar’s equaliser by readying a triple change for Celtic.
James Forrest, Aaron Mooy and Daizen Maeda all come on to replace Kyogo, Liel Abada and Sead Haksabanovic. Will the injection of fresh legs spur Celtic on?
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar
64 mins: Chance! Better from Celtic who win the ball on the left wing and turn it quickly towards goal. It’s fed up to Giakoumakis who slips a perfectly weighted pass into the box just as Kyogo gets in behind.
He shoots first time but can’t lift the effort over the goalkeeper and Trubin makes a fine save to deny Celtic a second goal.
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar
61 mins: Second half goals have been Celtic’s bane during this Champions League campaign and it’s proving to be the case again tonight. The Scottish side simply can’t stay at their highest level for the entire match.
They need a second wind to get back on top but for now it’s Shakhtar running the show.
GOAL! Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar (Mudryk, 58’)⚽️
58 mins: There it is.
Reo Hatate simply passes the ball to Shakhtar substitute Danylo Sikan after Celtic commit man up the pitch and the visitors fly forward on the counter.
Sikan slides the ball up to Mykhailo Mudryk who dances inside of Josip Juranovic before lacing a right-footed effort into the far top corner from about 22-yards out.
Celtic 1-0 Shakhtar
57 mins: That chance for Shakhtar should be a warning sign for Celtic. They need to keep their energy levels and focus or else the visitors are going to get back into this match.
One goal for the Ukrainian side could easily, an quickly, turn into two. Celtic are making too many mistakes, they’re giving the ball away too softly.
Celtic 1-0 Shakhtar
54 mins: How has he missed?!
Celtic lose the ball on the edge of their own ‘D’ and it bobbles into the box where Lassina Traore scuffs a quick shot over to the back post.
Oleksandr Zubkov is wide open, there’s no-one else around, all he has to do is beat a scrmabling Joe Hart but he bombs his shot into the side-netting and jogs away with his head in his hands.
Celtic 1-0 Shakhtar
51 mins: Close! Shakhtar intercept a pass and fly forward on the counter attack after sending it up to Sudakov in midfield.
He drives into the Celtic half and looks to play a threaded pass into Mudryk but Juranovic sticks with the forward in a back tracking run and manages to get to the ball first.
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