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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 03:20 EDT
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Related: Celtic train as they bid to pick up first UCL win of season against Shakhtar

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:

RB Salzburg 0-0 Chelsea

12 mins: Noah Okafor wins a second corner in quick succession for Salzburg after Kepa Arrizabalaga gives the ball away. However Chelsea deal with it competently and look to sweep up the pitch.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 18:01

RB Salzburg 0-0 Chelsea

9 mins: Dedic pushes high up the right wing and forces Raheem Sterling into some defensive work for Chelsea as he blocks a cross behind for a corner.

The delivery comes over to Bernardo but he doesn’t quite reach it and Trevoh Chalobah manages to nod the ball down before Chelsea clear their lines.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:55

RB Salzburg 0-0 Chelsea

6 mins: Great play from Chelsea who press brilliantly and close down the ball in numbers. Amar Dedic loses it to Mateo Kovacic but he in turn is tackled in the centre of the final third.

Conor Gallagher is quickest to respond for the Blues and nicks it back before threading a fine pass through the lines to send Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang into the box.

Aubameyang’s first touch is shocking though and he ends up passing the ball to the goalkeeper.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:52

RB Salzburg 0-0 Chelsea

3 mins: Penalty shout! Salzburg defender Bernardo attempts to nod an aerial ball back to his goalkeeping but underhits it massively. Philipp Kohn sprints out of his own goal and drives at the ball just as Kai Havertz flies past the defender.

The goalkeeper dives to the floor and reaches the ball first before flapping it away from Havertz and colliding with the Chelsea forward.

There’s a shout from the visitors for a penalty as Havertz hits the deck but the referee signals that Kohn got the ball first and waves away the appeal.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:50

Kick off: RB Salzburg 0-0 Chelsea

Chelsea get the ball rolling and work it over to the right wing where they win throw high up the pitch. Salzburg keep their defensive shape tight but the Blues knock the ball backwards and look to gently play themselves into the game.

Christian Pulisic has started wide on the right with Raheem Sterling taking up a similar position on the opposite wing.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:47

RB Salzburg vs Chelsea

Here come the teams!

Chelsea know that a victory tonight will send them into the round of 16 with one game to spare and they could also clinch the group provided that Dinamo Zagreb lose to AC Milan.

1,500 Chelsea fans have travelled to watch their side this evening. Will they see a Blues victory?

Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:43

A good omen for Potter?

Graham Potter is looking to become the first Chelsea manager to go unbeaten in his first four Champions League games since Roberto Di Matteo did so in April 2012.

Di Matteo led the Blues to the final that year where they defeated Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties following 1-1 draw during the match.

Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:39

Salzburg’s key man?

Only Erling Haaland (eight) has scored more Champions League goals for Salzburg than Noah Okafor (six).

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Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:36

Can Chelsea win again?

Graham Potter’s side have won their last two games in the Champions League beating AC Milan 3-0 at home and 2-0 away.

The last time Chelsea won three games in a row in the competition, by at least a two goal margin, was in Oct/Nov 2013 when Jose Mourinho was in charge.

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Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:32

RB Salzburg vs Chelsea

The warm ups are underway at the Red Bull Arena with kick off just over 15 minutes away.

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Michael Jones25 October 2022 17:28

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