Preview

October 25, Glasgow, Celtic Park, 22:00
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Pre-match

Shakhtar scored 5 points in 4 rounds of the group stage and, taking third place in the table, continues to fight for reaching the playoffs of the tournament. After the victory over Leipzig (4-1) and a draw with Celtic (1-1), the mentees of Igor Jovicevic played 2 matches with Real Madrid. Having lost minimally at the Santiago Bernabeu (1-2), the Donetsk natives played an excellent match in Warsaw, but lost the victory in the 90+5th minute (1-1).

After that, the Miners got an important victory in the Championship of Ukraine over Dynamo (3-1) and beat Kolos (3-0). It should be noted that Mykhailo Mudryk scored 3 goals in these meetings, having 5 goals and 7 assists in 10 games of the season on his balance. In Glasgow, the Orange-and-blacks coaching staff is counting on 26 players.

Opponent

Celtic scored 1 point in 4 matches of the group stage and is now ranked last in quartet F. After losing to Real Madrid (0-3) and a draw with Shakhtar (1-1), the Celtics unsuccessfully conducted paired rounds against Leipzig, losing to their opponent both on the road (1-3) and on their own field (0-2). At the same time, the Scots still retain their chances of fighting to get into the Europa League.

Angelos Postecoglou team has played 3 matches over the past 10 days, winning the League Cup over Motherwell (4-0) and 2 championship matches with Hibernian (6-1) and Garts (4-3). In the Scottish Premier League, Celtic lead by winning 10 matches and losing 1 match. A meeting with the Miners may be missed by team captain Callum McGregor, defender Karl Starfelt and forward Jota due to injuries.

Match background

Shakhtar and Celtic played 5 matches between themselves in the Champions League. Both teams each have 2 home victories in the 2004/05 and 2007/08 seasons, and the meeting in this draw ended in a draw. Total goal difference: 7–4 in favor of the Miners.

Previous meeting

On September 14, 2022, Shakhtar hosted Celtic in Warsaw in the 2nd round match of the Champions League. The scoring was opened in the 10th minute when, after Hadate's kick and a ricochet from Bondarenko, the ball flew into the net of the Donetsk goal. However, even before the break, the hosts played back: Sudakov kicked the flank to Mudryk, who went out one-on-one and scored with a kick under the crossbar. Both teams were able to snatch victory, but the final whistle recorded a 1-1 draw.

The Celtic vs Shakhtar match will be judged by a Dutch team of referees headed by Serdar Gözübüyük.