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
33 mins: Disallowed goal! Shakhtar almost have a second. Mudryk is played in on the left side once again and takes the ball to the byline.
He then whips it across the box to Marian Shved who as a couple of attempts to shoot before knocking the ball into the back of the net.
However, the flag goes up and the replays show that the ball had gone out of play just before Mudryk crossed it to Shved.
GOAL! Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic (Mudryk, 30’)⚽️
30 mins: Shakhtar are level!
Celtic will be furious that they’ve conceded here. They have dominated this first half and should be two or three goals to the good. Instead they’re hit on the counter-attack as Mykhaylo Mudryk is played in behind Josip Juranovic.
Mudryk recovers the ball, drives into the box and smokes a shot into the roof of the net leaving Joe Hart with no chance to stop it. It’s a great finish and Shakhtar are back in the game.
Shakhtar 0-1 Celtic
27 mins: Save! Celtic win a free kick inside Shakhtar’s final third and it gets floated over to Martiz Jenx by Matt O’Riley. Jenz nods the ball across the box to Greg Taylor who returns the ball to the defender.
Jenz blasts one at goal but Trubin gets low and denies him with a sharp save.
Shakhtar 0-1 Celtic
24 mins: Saed Haksabanovic is starting his first Champions League match for Celtic and is proving to be a useful threat on the left wing. He attempts what looks like a cross with the outside of his boot but smokes it straight at Trubin in Shakhtar’s goal. That’ll probably go down as a shot.
Shakhtar 0-1 Celtic
21 mins: Apart from that run from Shved, Shakhtar haven’t troubled Celtic at all in this first half. Still, 1-0 is a dangerous scoreline and Ange Postecoglou will want his team to get a second whilst they have all the momentum.
Shakhtar 0-1 Celtic
18 mins: There’s a bit of a response from Shakhtar as Marian Shved is given the ball on the right side of the pitch. He dribbles inside and drives to the box despite a number of defenders ahead of him.
Greg Taylor comes in from the side and looks to win the ball but Shved goes down searching for a penalty. He doesn’t get one.
Shakhtar 0-1 Celtic
15 mins: Celtic have been brilliant. They’ve piled the pressure on Shakhtar and haven’t let up over this first quarter of an hour. The home side are trying their best to get some time on the ball but Celtic are hunting it down in packs.
GOAL! Shakhtar 0-1 Celtic (Hatate, 11’)⚽️
11 mins: Celtic take a fully deserved lead! Josip Juanovic whips a diagonal ball over to Saed Haksabanovic on the left wing and the forward brings the ball under control in bags of space.
He slides the ball into the box where Reo Hatate storms onto it and guides a side-footed effort over to the back post. There’s a deflection off a lunging defender which knocks the ball away from Anatoliy Trubin before it spins over the line!
Shakhtar 0-0 Celtic
9 mins: Celtic’s corner is cleared at the near post. The visitors are pushing high up the pitch, forcing Shakhtar to boot it long as they’re finding it tricky to play past the press.
Haksabanovic and Jota have switched sides with each other too. Callum McGregor is shouting instructions to his team mates from the middle of the pitch.
Shakhtar 0-0 Celtic
6 mins: This has been a good start from Celtic. They sweep up the left side of the pitch and get it up to Saed Haksabanovic whos feeds the ball into the area.
Greg Taylor makes an underlapping run and collects the pass before fizzing one into the six-yard box. Kyogo is hovering for the ball but a deflection knocks it out for a corner.
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