Celtic take on the visitors Shakhtar Donetsk in the round 5 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 25th at Celtic Park (Glasgow)
Celtic, after a year-long pause, was able to return to 1st place in the Scottish Premiership. This allowed them to avoid qualification and finally play in the group stage of the Champions League. Initially, the wards of Ange Postekoglu were promised a fight for 3rd place with Shakhtar. It is obvious that they will no longer be able to aim at more. The debut was a devastating 0-3 with Real Madrid at home - even the injury of Karim Benzema in the 1st half did not prevent it. In addition, the Green-Whites lost both matches against RB Leipzig. And again without both chances: 1-3 in Germany, 0-2 at home. And only in Poland, with Shakhtar, it turned out to be a draw. Moreover, it was the visitors, who had the possession and were closer to scoring the decisive goal. But it did not work out, everything ended 1-1. As a result, now the “Celts” will only be satisfied with a victory in Glasgow. Moreover, even if it is achieved, it will not be possible to catch up with the Ukrainians.
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Shakhtar Donetsk faces an interesting dilemma. Considering how many players fled in the spring, after the war started, no one believed in the team. Indeed, in many ways, Igor Jovicevich, who recently became a coach, built the team almost half anew. And with minimal participation in this process of legionnaires, which crossed out all the previous philosophy of the club. It was predicted that in such conditions the Pitmen's maximum would be a couple of points. But they started with a surprise rout in Germany, beating RB Leipzig 4-1. Then there was a difficult draw with Celtic in a formally home match. And, most importantly, the Ukrainians looked worthy with Real Madrid. On the road they lost 1-2. And in the 4th round, they were battling for a victory but Rudiger equalized in the 95th minute. So now, at the end of October, there are chances to reach the playoffs. But for this it is necessary to win in Glasgow.
In previous head-to-head confrontations, in 2004 and 2007, the sides exchanged home wins. And only this fall, for the first time, a draw was drawn in a head-to-head match. Bookmakers sympathize Celtic. But Shakhtar seems to have gained self-confidence, which cannot be said about the Scots. We believe that the Pitmen will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Shakhtar to win with +0.5 handicap (X2).
