Celtic have come to a halt in their Champions League Group F campaign after a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk saw their European adventure come to an end for the year.With nothing but a win at Parkhead good enough to keep their dreams alive, Ange Postecoglou's men knew the test at hand, but were foiled by their opponents on a tricky night in Glasgow.
Despite taking the lead against the men from Ukraine just after the half-hour mark through Giorgos Giakoumakis, there was still an unease throughout the ground knowing how well Shakhtar could be on the break.Celtic didn't have the creative spark they are used to in Jota, despite the likes of Liel Abada and James Forrest hitting form,And that outlet proved to be the difference on the night, with pacey Shakhtar winger Mykhaylo Mudryk running the home side ragged as he nabbed an equaliser.He could've made matters much easier before Danylo Sikan produced arguably the worst miss at Celtic Park in a lifetime.But the away side held on despite Celtic's huffing and puffing to keep themselves in the hunt for a knockout space and leave a beleaguered Celtic side ruing their form this season as they exited Europe.Recap the action with our minute-by-minute blog below.Giorgos Giakoumakis celebrated his first Champions League goal but admitted he didn't have much to celebrate after failing to meet their target.
When we started the group stage we were dreaming bigger and possibly of the next stage, the next level. We have some good performances but unfortunately we didn’t combined it with good results.
So that’s why it’s disappointing. I’m happy to score my first goal in the Champions League which I dreamed of as a little boy but you can’t be happy in the end because you want to succeed
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