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Celtic vs Shakhtar Donetsk Champions League result and reaction as Celtic crash out of Europe - live

Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar: Celtic hopes of sneaking a Europa League spot by finishing third in their group are ended

Michael Jones
Wednesday 26 October 2022 08:20 BST
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Celtic will not play in European football beyond the World Cup break after being held to a 1-1 home draw by Shakhtar Donetsk.

Giorgos Giakoumakis gave the hosts the lead at half-time but a brilliant finish from exciting young talent Mykhailo Mudryk earned the visitors a point and made it 10 Champions League home games without a win for Celtic, a run which stretches back nine years.

The result consigned Celtic to a bottom-placed finish in Group F ahead of their final game against holders Real Madrid in Spain next week and blocked their escape route to the Europa League.

The Scottish champions did not quite create the quality of chances they had in earlier group games but Kyogo Furuhashi missed an excellent opportunity to put them back in front. However, the visitors subsequently produced a strong contender for miss of the season.

Relive the action as Celtic can only draw with Shakhtar Donetsk:

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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:32
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:30
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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?

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:26
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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?

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:25
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:20
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:19
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:14
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:13
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:12
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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.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 21:07

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