Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Bhoys are dumped out of Europe after draw
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Bhoys are dumped OUT of Europe as Mykhaylo Mudryk’s wonder strike pegs back Ange Postecoglou’s side after Giorgos Giakoumakis opened the scoring
- Celtic drew 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday in the Champions League
- Giorgos Giakoumakis opened the scoring before Mykhaylo Mudryk hit back
- Celtic remain winless in the Champions League with two points from five games
Celtic were dumped out of the Champions League after drawing 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday evening.
The Hoops had opened the scoring thanks to Giorgos Giakoumakis as he pounced on a loose ball after 35 minutes.
However, the Ukrainian side hit back in the second half following a wonder goal from the dangerous Mykhaylo Mudryk.
Celtic were dumped out of Europe after they drew 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday
The Hoops had opened the scoring thanks to Giorgos Giakoumakis’s first half finish
Giakoumakis had pounced on a loose ball and slotted home after 35 minutes of the game
Danylo Sikan missed a big chance to take all three points for Shakhtar Donetsk late on and the two sides could not be separated.
The result leaves Celtic bottom of Group F with two points from five games, while Shakhtar Donetsk are three points off second place RB Leipzig after the German side defeated Real Madrid 3-2.
Shakhtar will face Leipzig in their final group game knowing a win would secure a memorable qualification to the knockout stages.
Celtic meanwhile head to the Bernabeu to take on Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid who will be keen to secure top spot in Group F after their defeat tonight.
However, the Ukrainian side hit back thanks to a wonder goal from Mykhaylo Mudryk
Ange Postecoglou’s side were eliminated from the Champions League after the draw
They have failed to win any of their five group games and will finish bottom of their group
Shakhtar Donetsk are three points off second place RB Leipzig after the German side defeated Real Madrid and still have a chance of qualifying ahead of their final group game
Danylo Sikan missed a big chance to take all three points for Shakhtar Donetsk late on
The hard-fought encounter ended 1-1 at Parkhead with the visitors slightly edging the contest
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Match Facts
Celtic (4-4-2): Hart; Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Jenz, Taylor; Abada (Forrest 66), O’Riley, Hatate (Turnbull 85), Haksabanovic (Maeda 65); Giakoumakis, Furuhashi (Mooy 65)
Subs: McCarthy, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Bain, Siegrist, Ralston
Goals: Giakoumakis 34
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-5-1): Trubin; Maia Reis, Bondar, Matviyenko, Mykhailichenko; Zubkov, Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov (Kryvtsov 90), Mudryk (Petryak 90); Traoré (Sikan 57)
Subs: Shevchenko, , Totovytskyi, Kryskiv, Djurasek, Kulakov, Topalov, Konoplya, Pyatov, Kozik,
Goals: Mudryk 58
Bookings: Bondar, Matviyenko, Stepanenko, Zubkov
Manager: Igor Jovicevic
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