FINAL SCORE: SHAKHTAR DONETSK 3 CELTIC 0

90 mins: It is all over. A grim night for Celtic but you can't help feeling that the Scots would have made a better fist of things if they had not lost key players to injury.

90 mins: Hartson flicks on a long ball and Lastuvka has to dive smartly to his left to save.

90 mins: Another free-kick for Shakhtar about 35 yards from the Celtic goal. The ball is played wide to Rat but his cross is blocked.

90 mins: We are well into stoppage time.

90 mins: Celtic press forward in search of a consolation but Tymoschuk is back in his own area to clear any danger.

89 mins: Tymoschuk is determined to score from at least 30 yards but this effort is woeful and rolls behind Marshall's goal harmlessly.

88 mins: Srna crosses deep from the right and Varga is forced to head behind for a corner.

87 mins: Celtic are tired and hoping not to give away another goal.

86 mins: Agathe tries to create an opening on the right but it frustratingly goes behind for a Shakhtar goal-kick.

85 mins: Corner for Celtic leads to a spot of head tennis in the box but the ball breaks to safety for Shakhtar.

84 mins: Agathe tries to thread a ball through for Camara but nothing seems to work for the Scots.

84 mins: It is all Shakhtar as they look for a fourth goal.

83 mins: Lennon gives the ball away carelessly in midfield and Brandao and Metuzalem are just unable to combine.

81 mins: Aghahawa has been quiet on the whole and is replaced by Darijo Srna.

81 mins: Brandao breaks into the Celtic area but is held up by Varga. he lays the ball back to Vukic but his shot is blocked.

80 mins: Celtic have now conceded three goals in all of their Champions League games this campaign.

78 mins: GOAL BRANDAO: The substitute finishes superbly with a deft clip over Marshall after he latches on to a clever ball from Vukic.

76 mins: Tymoschuk unleashes another long-range shot which Marshall saves. Varga gets in the way as Brandao tries to latch on to the scraps.

75 mins: Brandao is on for Shakhtar. The lively Vorobyey has gone off.

73 mins: Camara has another chance in the Shakhtar area but his shot is bundled away. He tries to regain the ball and seems to be hauled down by Lastuvka and is unlucky not to get a spot-kick.

73 mins: Vorobyey tries to burst on to a ball on the edge of the Celtic area but tumbles over.

71 mins: Celtic bring on Aiden McGeady in place of the very disappointing Juninho.

70 mins: The corner breaks to Tymoschuk and he tries his luck again from long range - it goes wide.

69 mins: Aghahowa tries to walk the ball into the net but the chance is snuffed out and Shakhtar get a corner.

68 mins: Matuzalem plays a crafty ball into the penalty area but McManus is well placed to stop Vorobyey getting to the chance.

66 mins: Stoican goes off for some treatment but is ready to come back on.

65 mins: Camara gets free in the box but his shot is well saved. The parry falls to Hartson with the goal at his mercy but he blasts over from 10 yards.

65 mins: Young Wallace on the left has settled into the game well.

64 mins: Wallace crosses from the left and Hartson tries to get on the end but there is just too much pace on the ball.

63 mins: The proverbial mountain to climb for Celtic now.

62 mins: GOAL MATUZALEM: The Brazilian doubles his tally after he threads his way through a square Celtic back line and cooly slots under Marshall with his right foot.

60 mins: A headed chance for Hartson goes wide.

59 mins: Celtic try to keep their composure as they go in search of the equaliser.

57 mins: GOAL MATUZALEM: Matauzelm breaks forward and his initial chance is blocked. It breaks back to the Brazilian 30 yards out and he lashes the ball past Marshall with his left foot via a slight deflection.

56 mins: Wallace releases Camara down the left but he is isolated and the ball goes behind for a goal-kick.

56 mins: Rat delivers well from the left but Vukic can't control the ball in the Celtic area.

55 mins: Matuzalem earns a free-kick after a clumsy challenge from Hartson.

54 mins: Juninho and Camara try to link up down the right but the impressive Tymoschuk is there to snuff out any danger.

52 mins: Play is held up while Aghahowa gets some treatment.

51 mins: Tymoschuck crosses from the right and Marshall claims well on the edge of the six-yard box.

50 mins: Petrov is clattered by Tymoschuk and wins a free-kick just inside the Shakhtar half. Petrov then hits the dead ball straight behind for a goal-kick.

49 mins: Celtic win a throw on the left just inside their own half.

47 mins: Matuzalemm causes some early problems for Celtic on the edge of their box.

46 mins: We are under way again. A hammer blow for the Glasgow side as Sutton has been substituted with concussion and Ross Wallace is on in his place. Igor Duljaj is on for Shakhtar in place of Marica.

Half Time: Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Celtic 0

45 mins: The whistle goes for the break.

45 mins: Stoican has space on the right. He cuts back on to his left side and his cross is nodded agonisingly wide by Vorobyey.

45 mins: Neil Lennon tries to release Agathe down the right but his ball is a bit too strong and goes out for a goal-kick.

45 mins: Sutton is back on his feet and led off the pitch to get more treatment.

45 mins: Shakthar force another corner on the right. It is pulled back to Tymoschuk who unleashes a fierce volley from 30 yards. It hits Sutton full in the face level with the penalty spot and the striker is absolutely flat out.

45 mins: There will be three minutes of added time.

45 mins: Throw to Celtic on the halfway line.

44 mins: The corner is punched clear by Lastuvka.

44 mins: The Sutton and Hartson combo works again and the latter forces a corner with more good work in the Shakhtar box.

43 mins: Sutton nods down superbly again but Hartson just can't get the room to fire off a shot.

41 mins: Unbelievable! Another yellow. This time for Juninho after he encroaches from the wall towards the free-kick. That is four yellows for Celtic so far.

40 mins: The referee is certainly dishing out the cards. Balde is the latest in the book after he trips Rat.

39 mins: The resultant free-kick leads to the best chance of the half. Sutton heads down well towards the six-yard line and Hartson's right-foot volley roars just over the bar.

38 mins: Barcauan is booked for a cynical bodycheck on Petrov.

37 mins: More defending for Celtic as Marica is tripped by Balde 40 yards out and gives away the free-kick. It is poor though and easily cleared.

37 mins: Shakhtar look ready to make a change.

35 mins: Marica loosens up and bursts down the right towards the by-line. McManus bundles him over and a corner is a result. The ball is cleared for another but that comes to nothing.

34 mins: Marica still moving a bit gingerly after the tackle from Varga.

33 mins: Vorobyey finds some space but the Celtic back line are quick to shut him down.

31 mins: Bad news for Celtic - McNamara can't carry on and is replaced by Stephen McManus.

31 mins: Stan Varga gets a booking for a crunching challenge on the back of Marica.

30 mins: Hartson tees up Sutton on the edge of the Shakhtar box. His shot is well struck but saved by Lastuvka.

29 mins: Petrov makes a surging run up to halfway but is hauled down and gets a free-kick.

28 mins: McNamara has picked up a knock to his back and is getting some treatment. He is helped off but looks okay to carry on.

27 mins: Andriy Vorobyey has a chance to cross but it is overhit and goes for a throw.

26 mins: The spate of Shakhtar corners continues.

26 mins: Hartson does well to get the better of Rat but the ball breaks unkindly for the Welshman and is cleared.

25 mins: Rat hits the free-kick and Marshall is up to the task as he palms it to safety.

24 mins: Flavius Stoican beats Camara but the striker halts him on the edge of his own box to give away the free-kick.

22 mins: The ball breaks to Matuzalem but his shot is deflected wide for another corner. There is more pressure in the Celtic box and Sutton is forced to head behind for yet another one.

21 mins: Vukic is put through into the Celtic box. He can't fashion a cross but earns a corner.

20 mins: Harston breaks clear on the right and does really well to get a cross in. The ball just fails to break in the Shakhtar box for Camara.

18 mins: Didier Agathe and Chris Sutton try to work an opening on the right wing but it is all too congested and Shakhtar get the throw.

17 mins: Sutton tries to latch on to a Marshall clearance and earns a free-kick just inside the Shakhtar half. It is a poor set-piece though.

17 mins: Juninho gets his first touch of the game for Celtic.

16 mins: Hartson picks up the game's first caution for a rather innocuous challenge on Tymoschuk.

15 mins: Celtic get a free-kick on the right deep in Shakhtar territory but Stilian Petrov's cross is too high for Hartson.

14 mins: Mariusz Lewandowski beats Hartson to the ball in the Celtic area but his header is wide.

13 mins: Anatoliy Tymoschuk fires in a low cross from the right for Shakhtar but it speeds right through the Celtic penalty area.

12 mins: David Marshall clears long from his penalty area in the vicinity of Hartson but his flick on is easily cut out.

10 mins: Cosmin Barcauan attempts a clearance on his own penalty area but gets a foot in the face from team mate Rat. He needs some treatment but is back on the pitch shortly after.

9 mins: John Hartson ekes out an opening down the right but his cross-come-shot just drifts over the bar as Lastuvka watches from his line.

8 mins: Lastuvka has time to clear properly but hus kick is rubbish and goes out for a Celtic throw around halfway.

7 mins: Some slick passing by Shakhtar ends in a shot from Rat - it gets a deflection and goes for the corner. There is no danger from that.

5 mins: Zvonimir Vukic has the first clear sight of goal for Shakhtar. His first touch just inside the Celtic box is good but he balloons his shot over the bar.

5 mins: Jackie McNamara tries to chip a ball forward to Henri Camara but his pass is easily cut out.

3 mins: Ciprian Marica charges down the left for Shakhtar but Bobo Balde is their to halt his progress.

2 mins: Celtic earn the first corner of the game. Chris Sutton tries to make a nuisance of himself but the ball ends up in the arms of 'keeper Jan Lastuvka.

1 min: Shakhtar build up down the left. Razvan Rat gets a cross in but Julius Aghahowa can't get on the end.

1 min: It looks nippy in deepest Ukraine as the visitors get us under way.

Pre-match:

Martin O'Neill has named Bobo Balde in his starting 11 for the crucial clash in the Ukraine.

The influential Guinean international defender missed the weekend victory over Hearts through injury but his replacement of young winger Ross Wallace is the only change.