Scottish journalists praised Celtic for a good game and write that the guests should have won this meeting, as they were able to create many scoring chances near the Shakhtar goal. That is why they call the final result of the match (1:1) disappointing. However, Scottish journalists believe that Celtic still have a chance to finish second in this group and reach the Champions League playoffs. But for this you need to score at least 4 points in matches with Leipzig.
Also, local media praised Mikhail Mudrik, who scored a goal in the second match in a row. They call him a future star and compare him with Andriy Shevchenko, who also scored consistently in the Champions League.
The Scottish Sun
“A hopeless situation”, - this is how the journalist of The Scottish Sun website briefly described the outcome of the match with Shakhtar. He believes that Celtic should have scored at least 4 points against Real Madrid and Shakhtar, but instead managed to draw only once. And this means that Celtic no longer have the right to make a mistake. A defeat in matches with Leipzig could be fatal for the Scots.
Celtic have earned their first Champions League group stage point for the first time in 5 years. But hardly anyone was happy that the Scottish club played a draw. The entire match Celtic dominated the pitch and even created enough chances to win a landslide victory, but instead the visitors scored only one point. Mikhail Mudrik is to blame for this, who scores in the second match of the Champions League in a row. Shakhtar's star player proves that it was not in vain that the Premier League clubs paid attention to him and are ready to pay an impressive sum for the Ukrainian footballer.
Incredibly, in their last 34 away matches in the Champions League, Celtic have only missed a goal once and managed to win only twice. You can talk a lot about the bright and spectacular game of Celtic, but after two matches, the Scottish club found itself in a hopeless situation. Celtic no longer have the right to make a mistake. If he continues his winless streak in matches with Leipzig, then second place and reaching the playoffs of the Champions League can be forgotten.
BBC Scotland
"A disappointing night for Celtic in Warsaw," BBC Scotland described the game. He focuses on the fact that Celtic could well claim victory, as he created many scoring chances at the Shakhtar goal, but could not convert them. Therefore, now all that remains is to hope for the mistakes of competitors, otherwise you can forget about the second place.
- Thanks to a quick goal, Celtic deservedly took the lead already at 10 minutes. The guests dominated from the very beginning of the game and it seemed that they would be able to develop the advantage, but the rapid breakthrough of Mykhailo Mudryk before the break allowed the Ukrainians to level the score. At the age of 21 years and 252 days, the Shakhtar winger became the youngest Ukrainian to score in at least 2 Champions League matches in a row since Andriy Shevchenko in October 1997 (21 years 2 days). Celtic missed several 100% chances to score the second goal and win in the second half, so they have to be content with one scored point.
After losing 3-0 to Real Madrid in the first leg last week in Glasgow and a draw in Poland, Celtic continue to face RB Leipzig in three weeks. This match can be decisive in the fight for 2nd-3rd place in this group.
It is worth recalling that Celtic have not won the Champions League group stage for 5 years. To remember when that was, you need to go back to September 27, 2017, when Celtic were able to beat Anderlecht in Belgium. Since then, fans of the Scottish club can only dream of winning. Although today Celtic was as close as possible to breaking this streak.
One point in two difficult games is far from a disaster. But it is imperative that Celtic convert their dominant spells in these games into goals if they are to fulfill their Champions League play-off aspirations.
Scotsman
"Guilty of extravagance." The Scotsman journalist tried to analyze the game in hot pursuit. He talks about the fact that Celtic created many scoring chances and should have beaten Shakhtar without any problems, but instead they drew. And you can only blame yourself for this.
- A 1-1 draw in Group F, which brought the Scottish champions the first point, is a completely acceptable result for an away match. Especially for a club that can boast only two wins in the last 20 matches in the tournament. However, from the point of view of how the game developed in these 90 minutes, hardly anyone was satisfied with a draw. Celtic had so many chances to score the second goal that they would last for several matches. But in the end, both goals in this match were scored by the Ukrainians - one against their own goal, and the second against Celtic.
That evening, Shakhtar had few players who could be praised. The Ukrainians made a lot of mistakes, especially in defense. Therefore, they can be satisfied with the fact that they played a draw. However, Celtic still allowed the brilliant Mihail Mudrik, valued by his club at £30m amid Arsenal's recent interest, to equalize in the 29th minute. It is Mudrik that the team should thank for 4 points in two starting rounds.
For Celtic, not everything is lost in this group. Two matches with Leipzig will show what place the Scottish club will fight for. But it is worth remembering that if you fail to win against the Germans, then Celtic may find itself in a situation where nothing depends on it.
Anton PROKOPOV
