What the Celtic pundits said as John Hartson flabbergasted by 'ridiculous' Champions League stat
dailyrecord.co.ukIt was the final Champions League night of the season in Glasgow's east end. After just one point from their first four matches, Ange Postecoglo u's Celtic side found themselves in a must win situation if they wanted to keep their European football dreams alive this term.
But despite recording more shots, possession and corners than the Ukrainian side, Postecoglou's men were unable to turn their pressure into goals.
Giorgos Giakoumakis opened the scoring to send Celtic Park into raptures just after the half-hour mark, yet there was a sense of unease in the Glaswegian air as Shakhtar's counter-attacking prominence remained strong - and just before the hour mark, young wing prodigy Mykhaylo Mudryk punished the lack of chances to tie the game and leave Celtic on the edge.
Whipped ball after whipped ball didn't work, and that could have changed had Kyogo Furuhashi capitalised on a superb slide-rule pass from Giakoumakis; though it wasn't to be as Celtic's stars crashed out without a whimper as they will look back on regret on not giving one of the admittedly easier Champions League groups a good go under the Australian boss.
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