Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Celtic held in Warsaw
Celtic search for first win in Champions League group stages as they face Shakhtar Donetsk
It was a bruising matchday 1 for Celtic who fell to a 3-0 defeat against Real Madrid at Celtic Park. The Scottish Premiership champions held their own for almost an hour earning cheers and support from the fans before Vinicius Junior opened the scoring and Luka Modric quickly added a second for the visitors. Eden Hazard scored for the first time in an age to firmly tip the game in Madrid’s favour and inflict a defeat on Celtic that leaves them bottom of Group F.
Following the loss, manager Ange Postecoglou promised to bring his team up to Champions League level and repay the faith that the supporters have shown in them. He said: “I feel that responsibility and I want to get us up to this level so that this club and these fans get what they deserve.”
Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk have reached a lease agreement with Legia Warsaw to play their Champions League home games in Poland due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. They are in good form and cruised past RB Leipzig 4-1 last week to move top of the group before this round of fixtures. On Saturday, Oleh Ocheretko came off the bench to earn Shakhtar a 96th minute winner against Chornomorets Odesa and extend their winning run to four games. Can Celtic shock the Ukrainian side or will they continue their winning ways against the Scottish champions?
Follow all the Champions League action as Shakhtar Donetsk host Celtic:
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
78 mins: Close! Taylor whips a cross into the box that gets nodded across to Maeda. He has a got at an overhead shot but doesn’t catch it well and the ball is deflected behind for a corner.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
75 mins: Mooy hacks down Sudokov and the Shakhtar forward needs help to leave the pitch. Oleh Ocheretko is the latest Shakhtar substitute as he comes on the replace the injured striker.
Ocheretko scored a late winner for Shakhtar at the weekend, will he does so again tonight?
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
72 mins: Jota is the man driving Celtic forward once again as he cuts in from the wing and sees another effort deflected wide of the target.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
69 mins: Aaron Mooy is also on to replace Matt O’Riley for Celtic but it’s Shakhtar who’re looking to make things happen. Konoplia makes an overlapping run down the left side as Stepanenko flicks a pass over the top.
Konoplia looks to bring it under control but Carter-Vickers gets across and belts it away.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
66 mins: David Turnbull comes on to replace Reo Hatate and Giorgos Giakoumakis is subbed on for Kyogo Furuhashi as Ange Postecoglou looks to reinforcements from the bench.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
63 mins: Chances for Celtic. Both fall to Matt Riley whose low drive forces goalkeeper Trubin to parry before he follows up with a second effort that he blasts wide of goal.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
60 mins: Jota continues to be a threat for Celtic after receiving the ball and making a dart across the penalty area. He holds on to it too long, repeatedly delaying his shot but still manages to win the visitors a corner after Konoplia deflects the effort out of play.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
57 mins: Lucas Taylor makes a surging run up the pitch for Shakhtar but heads straight into Moritz Jenz who checks his run and takes the ball away from the defender.
Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
54 mins: Reo Hatate’s first half goal as been officially designated as an own goal from Artem Bondarenko by Uefa.
Over on the right side Daizen Maeda tries to trick his way past Yukhym Konoplia but the defender recovers well and knocks the ball away from the Celtic substitute.
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