Marian Shved will be raring to go against Celtic as he sparked a comeback win for Shakhtar Donetsk.
The former Hoops flop joined the Ukrainian outfit from Mechelen in Belgium on a five-year deal before the end of the transfer window and made an instant impression in the opening round of games in the Champions League section. He capitalised on a mistake from RB Leipzig goalie Peter Gulacsi to fire into an empty net from range before adding his second of the night just before the hour mark. His two strikes coupled up with goals from Mykhaylo Mudryk and Lassina Traore secured a big 4-1 victory in Germany.
Celtic are next up and despite impressing against Real Madrid with Callum McGregor striking the post and Daizen Maeda and Liel Abada missing big chances with the score level, they eventually went down 3-0 to the reigning European champions.
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It's set up a big night for Ange Postecoglou's men in matchday two as they bid to get points on the board, but they face a Shakhtar side full of confidence after a 96th minute winner in their domestic league.
They trailed Choronmorets Odesa early on through a Maksym Braharu strike before Shved levelled with 16 minutes left on the clock. Oleh Ocheretko was then the hero as he fired home in the sixth minute of added time at the end of the game to take all three points.
The result puts them top of the tree domestically with 10 points from four games after three wins and a draw ahead of their showdown with Celtic on Wednesday night. Victory in that one would put them in a very commanding position in Group F with four games to play.
It's then a back to back double-header with Real Madrid for Shakhtar while Celtic will face RB Leipzig on the same match nights.
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