Scottish fans were sure that Celtic could at least not lose in the match against Shakhtar. In their opinion, a defeat in this meeting would actually mean that Celtic would no longer be able to compete for the first two places in the group, and would be forced to fight Leipzig for third place, which would allow them to continue playing, but already in the Europa League.
Photo: gettyimages.comThe Scots praised some Ukrainian players - Mudryk, Shved, Konoplya - who have the potential to play in top clubs. Celtic fans were most surprised by Mudrik, whom they call "a diamond that can be turned into a diamond".
If we talk about the game itself, the Celtic fans are shocked by the final result. In their opinion, the match should have ended with a crushing victory for the club from Glasgow. They do not understand how it was possible not to realize so many scoring chances and write about the fact that Shakhtar were very lucky to draw, because they did not deserve to take even one point in such a game.
Miller: The game was pretty predictable. Celtic have a higher team level, but there is no player who can complete all these combinations. At Shakhtar, many players played poorly, but at the same time they have players of the level of Mudrik, who pull the team forward and do not let it stop.
Dobie: Celtic were stronger all 90 minutes. I can't say that we had an overwhelming advantage, but we played much better than Shakhtar. It would be fair if Celtic won this match 3-1.
Gordon: In my opinion, both teams played poorly. I expected from Shakhtar that they would act from defense, would make mistakes and try to score due to the spectacular play of Mudrik and Shved. And so it happened. But Shakhtar at least have an excuse: they actually reassembled the team after the war. And what can be the excuse for the “Celtic”? Yes, we played a little better, but this is more the merit of Shakhtar, who consistently failed in defense.
Hassell: In the first half it was an equal game. In the second “Miner” the whole team sat on the defensive and tried desperately not to miss. In doing so, they made so many mistakes that any other club would have scored 5 goals. But not Celtic. Even against the background of such an opponent, we have problems with implementation.
Grant: Mudryk is the Ukrainian Neymar, he will be a world-class star. The guy has fantastic potential. In Shakhtar, he will no longer develop. He needs to play in the same team with real stars - PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and so on. I am sure that he will delight everyone with a spectacular game. I hope that Shakhtar will let him go. The guy has been playing at a high level for the second match in a row.
McIntyre: Despite the fact that the match took place in Poland, at a neutral stadium, there was a great atmosphere in the stands. In fact, it was not felt that the away match for Shakhtar. And in general, the game turned out to be excellent: a lot of bright moments, goals, intrigue ... The only disappointment is the result of the match. Celtic had to win and score three points...
Cerys: "Celtic" was supposed to destroy the "Miner", tear it to pieces, crush it! I don't understand how professional footballers couldn't hit from such great positions? How did the guys get into Celtic if they can't hit the target from 7-8 meters? You could say it's bad luck. But only if we didn't use moments 1-2-3 times. And when you have 10-12 such chances, but you constantly shoot past, then this already speaks of the low level of the players.
Farlane: How was this team able to beat Leipzig, and even with a score of 4:1? Shakhtar are playing so badly that they would be fighting for survival in Scotland's elite division. Celtic haven't created so many chances in a long time. And for a long time we have not seen such a terrible implementation ...
Shuel: Shakhtar should have lost 1:10! They just didn't have a defense. We created so many chances that we could score 10-12 goals. I can’t understand what happened to the team, why no one could get into the goal? And if they hit, then the goalkeeper or the defenders. Incredible. I can't believe we drew.
Brough: Shakhtar should be ashamed of this draw. He deserved nothing but a crushing defeat. I don't even know what to call it. Incredible game "Celtic", dozens of dangerous moments and ... Just one goal. And just a draw. It doesn't fit in my head that we didn't win this match.
Meffin: If we had a striker of the level of Henrik Larsson in our team, then Shakhtar would have been destroyed. We have a lot of cool players in attack, but usually there is no center forward who knows how to convert his chances. Unfortunately, with such an implementation, even getting into the Europa League will be a pleasant surprise.
Accept: We played well with Real Madrid, we played well with Shakhtar. We were supposed to score 6 points after two matches, but in the end we have only one point and not the best situation in terms of fighting for second place in the group. I think that everything will depend on the matches with Leipzig.
Shields: Potentially "Celtic" is not worse than "Real". We saw this both in the face-to-face match and today. But the difference is that we do not have a player in the team who can score 30-40 goals in a season, while Real Madrid has one. Unfortunately, we don't even have Mudrik-level players. This guy is dragging Shakhtar to second place.
Tucker: Fantastic game by Celtic, but only one goal... I'm afraid that this result can be decisive in the fight for second place. There are still 4 rounds ahead, but with such an implementation it is difficult to hope for victory in matches with Leipzig. And one victory over Shakhtar is not enough even for third place.
Hosen: Now you need to beat Shakhtar at home and score 4 points in matches with Leipzig. Then it will be possible to dream about the second place. But I feel that today we have already missed our chance. And the most annoying thing is that they should have won, but they simply could not get on target normally.
Gilmarten: "Shakhtar" did everything to lose, but we could not use it. The Ukrainians had a very weak game, especially the second half. They made mistakes every 2-3 minutes, they couldn't keep the ball, they couldn't give more than 3-4 passes in a row. They brought chances near their goal, but even with all this, we could not score two goals and win. Even the only goal in the end was recorded on the Shakhtar player ...
Baird: “Shakhtar” played the whole match on the retreat, but even that he could not do normally. Perhaps it was the weakest team that played against us this season. But we still couldn't win. This is terrible. We had to take three points today and boldly look to the future, think about the second place. And now you need to rely not only on yourself, but also on the misfires of competitors.
Lannigan: The Ukrainians have a lot of interesting young players who can go to much stronger clubs than Shakhtar in the near future. I even liked Marjan Shved. If he had played like this for Celtic, he would have done a lot for the club and won a lot of titles. Perhaps he just came at the wrong time to our club. But this is a really talented player.
Cruick: The match once again showed all our weaknesses. I can understand a lot, but if even in a game with such a weak Shakhtar, Celtic had such big problems, both in defense and in attack, then what is there to talk about? With such a game, reaching the playoffs of the Champions League is fantastic. I repeat, what is important here is not even the final result, but how the team acted against the background of such a weak opponent.
Biggart: A humiliating draw for Shakhtar. The Ukrainian team played the whole match on the rebound, scored a random goal, and then could concede 10 in return. I don’t know why they won against Leipzig, but today they didn’t deserve to draw. I would be ashamed if Celtic played so shamefully in the Champions League.
Anton PROKOPOV
