Agnew gives Celtic early lead
First leg of Champions League play-off
Second leg on Thursday, also played in Airdrie
FT: Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
With that we'll wrap things up for the afternoon.
I'm away to warm up, phone's telling me it's 15 degrees - nae chance!
Anyway, follow along with the rest of today's matches here.
We'll be back for Thursday night's game, catch you then!
FT: Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Along with plenty of other women's football action today, we'll have all the reaction to today's victory over on our dedicated women's football page.
FT: Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
We're back here on Thursday night for the second leg, and technically the home tie for Celtic.
Win that and Elena Sadiku's side will be in the hat for Saturday's group stage draw.
While most of the teams are yet to be confirmed, some of the names that are already in the pot include Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
FT: Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
It's half-time in the early SWPL games.
Glasgow City are leading Hibs 1-0 while Spartans are 2-0 in front at home to Aberdeen.
A wee reminder you can follow live text commentary from those games and watch City v Hibs.
You'll find all that here.
FT: Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Vorskla players doing the same with their congregation of supporters.
FT: Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
The players are heading over to applaud the supporters.
They were making some noise to be fair to them.
Perhaps not as big a scoreline as that Celtic performance warranted but nonetheless they're going into the second leg of this tie with the advantage.
And that one's back at Airdrie on Thursday night.
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Another change for Celtic to eat up some time.
Lucy Ashworth-Clifford is replaced by Maria McAneny.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
It's comfortably cleared by Celtic although it goes out for a corner.
Three minutes of added time left.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
A late chance for Vorskla as Bruna's challenge on the edge of the box is punished with a free-kick.
Kalinina is standing over it.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
There's a scramble in the box and it's Bruna Costa who eventually gets the shot away but it's blocked by the Vorskla defence.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
About 10 minutes to go in Airdrie.
Can Celtic make some magic before the final whistle?
They have a corner onw.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Kit Loferski is through one on one with Kateryna Samson but the Vorskla keeper manages to get low and keep out her effort.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Vorskla try to break through Kravchuk once again but Celtic have a throw-in.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Elena Sadiku thinks it's time for some changes.
Murphy Agnew and Colette Cavanagh are the pair to make way.
Kit Loferski and Signe Carstens are on.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Think I may have jinxed that one..
Vorskla go storming into the Celtic box and two wonderful saves from Kelsey Daugherty keep their lead intact.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
Vorskla have hardly ventured in to the Celtic half in this second period.
Elena Sadiku's side are dominating possession but will really need to make it count.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
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Caitlin Hayes heads over once again from a Celtic corner.
Vorskla Poltava 0-1 Celtic
A great challenge by Emma Lawton on the right stops a Vorskla break from Radionova.
Murphy Agnew (right) scored the game's decisive goal
Celtic took a significant step towards the Champions League group stages with a narrow first-leg win over Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava in their play-off tie.
Murphy Agnew's clever turn and finish in the fifth minute proved to be the only goal of the game, but the margin of victory should have been greater for Elena Sadiku's side.
Caitlin Hayes went close with several headers from set-pieces in the first half, while Lucy Ashworth-Clifford scuffed wide with the goal at her mercy.
The hosts dominated possession in the opening 45 minutes and carved out chances at regular intervals, and that pattern continued after the break.
Ashworth-Clifford saw a curling shot clip the outside of the post, Emma Lawton headed wide having got the better of her marker, and Kit Loferski was denied by Vorskla keeper Kateryna Samson when clean through on goal.
At the other end, Kelsey Daugherty made a couple of sharp saves, and Iryna Koriash inexplicably missed an open goal from three yards out after some clever build-up play down the left-hand side.
Celtic were deserved winners, but those chances were a reminder of the threat Vorskla do pose, and Celtic will need to play well again in Thursday's second leg - also being played in Airdrie - if they are to progress to the group stages for the first time.
Celtic head coach Elena Sadiku: "It was a solid performance. We created a lot of chances, we should have scored four at least but I'm very confident with how we hurt them.
"We defended really well. They had a clear chance they probably should have scored on but overall it should have ended 5-1.
"Now it's just about recovering and focusing on the second game."
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 16 |
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| 2 | SL Benfica | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
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| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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| 4 | Rosengård | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 14 |
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| 2 | Brann | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
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| 3 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 5 |
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| 4 | St. Pölten | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
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| 2 | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
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| 3 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
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| 4 | Roma | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 5 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
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| 2 | Häcken | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
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| 3 | Paris FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
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| 4 | Real Madrid | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 |
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Manager: Volodymyr Yefimako
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Elena Sadiku
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Volodymyr Yefimako
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Elena Sadiku
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
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