Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Celtic: Scottish champions held in Warsaw by Ukrainians

Rio Hatate squeezed the ball through the narrowest of gaps to open the scoring

Celtic endured a frustrating night in Warsaw as a resolute Shakhtar Donetsk side held them in a Champions League draw.

A deflected Reo Hatate effort had the dominant Scots deservedly ahead after just 10 minutes. But a blistering run and finish from Mykhaylo Mudryk levelled the tie before the break.

Celtic spurned several chances to claim the victory in the second half, with substitutes Giorgos Giakoumakis and Daizen Maeda missing opportunities late on.

After losing 3-0 to Real Madrid in their opener last week in Glasgow, and drawing here, Celtic's tough start continues with a trip to Germany to face RB Leipzig, who lost 2-0 in Madrid on Wednesday, in three weeks' time.

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Celtic were hunting for their first Champions League win in almost five years. You have to go back to 27 September, 2017 for their last one - against Anderlecht in Belgium - and the path to victory was mapped out early for the Scottish champions.

On the eve of the game, both teams alluded to the fact Shakhtar, playing their group games in Warsaw due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, would sit deep and look to strike on the break - as they did against Leipzig last week in a surprise 4-1 win.

That approach was evident as the Scots poured forward with the energy and movement that gave Real Madrid an early fright last week, with the Ukrainians being suckered by their own gameplan after just 10 minutes.

A burst of orange jerseys sprung forward into the Celtic half only for Josip Juranovic's true clearance to zip long to Sead Haksabanovic. The Swede's control and pass to the in-rushing Hatate was perfect, with the Japanese darting into the box to squeeze a ball through the tightest of gaps off the sliding Artem Bandarenko and into the net.

Given Celtic had already gone close through Kyogo Furuhashi and Greg Taylor prior to the opener, they were in firm control as defender Mortiz Jenz's half volley from a knockdown was then parried away by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

However, just as the Scottish Premiership leaders appeared in command, a blistering counter levelled the game. A neat ball inside Juranovic was latched on to by Mudryk. The strapping 21-year-old raced away from the chasing full-back and crashed a left-foot shot high across a sprawling Joe Hart.

It could have been worse moments later as Marian Shved, once the forgotten man of Parkhead, slammed the ball low under Hart at the second attempt. Thankfully for his old team, Mudryk was flagged for offside before a cute cut back.

Celtic dictated most of the play in a frustrating second half. Shakhtar's flurries forward were much more tame, while their goal led a charmed life at times thanks to their visitors' wastefulness in front of goal and savvy keeping from Trubin.

Jota was denied soon after the break by the goalkeeper, substitute David Turnbull arced a shot just over and Jota meandered his way through a glut of Shakhtar players before a deflected off-balance shot trundled out for a corner.

As the time ticked down, Celtic stepped it up again. Substitute Giakoumakis lashed wide when unmarked from 14 yards and Daizen Maeda hid his head in the turf in frustration as he failed to turn in a drilled cross in the closing minutes.

And, with only a few seconds left, Giakoumakis outjumped Trubin to head the ball goalward, only for a orange jersey to scramble it clear.

Player of the match - Greg Taylor

The left-back had to be on his toes to fend off any Shakhtar counters and he drove forward with purpose all night

Dominance needs to be converted into goals - analysis

It must not be forgotten in the aftermath of this draw that this Shakhtar team thumped RB Leipzig only last week. Not only that, but this is the Champions League against a side much more used to this stage in recent years.

However, the Celtic fans slipping into the Polish night here will do so with a feeling of frustration. Their team were dynamic, creative and, most importantly, in the lead. It was hard to see them getting suckered. But Shakhtar did what they do so well.

Let's be honest, this group is a three-way fight for second place and Ange Postecoglou will be pressing upon his team the need to be more clinical. There were enough chances to have pulled away from the Ukrainians.

One point from two tough games is far from a disaster. But it's crucial Celtic convert their dominant periods in these games into goals if they are to realise aspirations of knockout Champions League football.

What they said

Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Igor Jovicevic: "They are super fast and a super aggressive team and we knew exactly what we were about to face. The pressing, especially in the beginning, was incredible.

"They gave us a very hard time, but we were supported by 40 million fans in Ukraine and we claimed a point. This game is something to be really proud about. We turned the impossible into possible, we turned the improbable into probable."

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou: "More significant than the point was the performance - and the performance was excellent. Obviously the result was not reflective of that, but they gave everything and that's all I can ask for.

"Obviously we need that second goal and we had good chances to get it. We'll get our rewards if we keep playing that kind of football and showing that kind of commitment."

Match stats

• After winning all four home games in the Champions League in 2017-18, Shakhtar have since won just one of their last 13 as the designated home side (D7 L5).

• Celtic have kept just one clean sheet in 34 away games in the Champions League - the most games for any side with only one clean sheet or fewer.

• They have a shot conversion rate of 4% in the Champions League this season, with that including an own goal. By contrast, they have a shot conversion rate of 20% in the Scottish Premiership this term.

• Aged 21 years and 252 days, Shakhtar winger Mykhailo Mudryk is the youngest Ukrainian to score in consecutive Champions League appearances since Andriy Shevchenko in October 1997 (21 years 2 days).

• Moritz Jens completed 109 passes (114 attempted) - the most on record for a Celtic player in a Champions League match (2003-04 onwards).

• Jota completed eight dribbles of nine attempted. This is the joint-most on record (2003-04 onwards) for a Celtic player in the Champions League along with Aiden McGeady v Benfica in October 2007 (8/12).

What's next?

Celtic travel to Paisley on Sunday (12:00 BST) to take on St Mirren in a bid to keep up their 100% Premiership start. Their next Champions League match is away to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig (17:45) on 5 October.