Hamburg SV against Celtic

Throw to Hamburg deep in Celtic territory.

Petroipa is replaced by Torun.

Terrible show from Trochowski, miles over the bar.

Trochowski's cross well taken by Zaluska zaluska zaluska ya ya

McGinn slides in on Jarolin and puts the ball out for a throw.

McGinn bounds forward and shoots from 30 yards, but his effort hits Fortune, who was offside anyway.

Jansen replaced by Trochowski.

Good effort from Berg, running across the edge of the box from left to right, but his powerful shot is just off target.

But Hamburg lose possession.

Brilliant backhell from Elias to keep the ball in play.

Fox wins a corner on the Celtic right.

Celtic find some space, but Samaras overhits his cross.

Robson off, McGinn on for Celtic.

If Celtic don't get a goal in the remaining 15 minutes, they'll be very close to out. Hapoel now lead 3-0.

Caldwell is in hard and fast to rob Ze Roberto.

Much better delivery now Ze Roberto's been told to let someone else take it, and Rozehnal jumps well, his header bringing an excellent save out of Zaluska. Another corner which comes to nowt.

And yet another corner.

Terrible delivery from Ze Roberto and the ball's out for a throw to Celtic on the other side.

Another corner to Hamburg, on the right.

Hapoel now 2-0 up in Vienna, Roma equalise at home to Fulham.

Ze Roberto's corner is headed clear.

Corner to Hamburg.

Pitroipa finds some space on the right but his cross is cut out.

Wasted by Celtic.

N'Guemo is lucky to win a free kick.

Argy-bargy between Jarolin and Robson, both of whom are booked.

Samaras suddenly breaks through, controlling N'Guiemo's pass on his chest superbly and taking it into his path, but he didn't trust himself to outrun the defenders in pursuit and sidefooted a tame shot straight at Rost.

Samaras suddenly breaks through, controlling N'Guiemo's pass on his chest superbly and taking it into his path, but he didn't trust himself to outrun the defenders in pursuit and sidefooted a tame shot straight at Rost.

Excellent play from Pitroipa in the indside right position and his ball to Elias is good, but he'd strayed offside.

Pitroipa crosses low from the left but Mathijsen is distracted by Loovens who gets it away.

Worked back to Aogo but his second cross is overhit.

Corner to Hamburg on the right.

McDonald replaced by Naylor and McGeady replaced by Fortune.

One-way traffic at the moment.

Celctic preparing to make a double change.

Elias teases McGeady who is weak in the tackle and his cross shot isn't far wide of the far post.

Celtic are looking a bit ragged now.

Jarolim's a bit enthusiastic in the tackle and fells Robson. Free kick Celtic.

Free kick to Celtic in the centre circle.

Big penalty shout after Caldwell appears to handle, but nothing given. He's a bit lucky to get away with that.

Elias wins a corner on the right.

Elia bursts forward and shoots low, seizing on N'Guemo's poor pass, but Zaluska just does enough to save and send the ball far enough away so that Petroipa, following up, can't get to it.

McDonald breaks and finds Samaras, but Rincon tackles.

Great tackle on Samaras from Rincon.

Elias's cross is good and Mathijsen's header clips the top of the bar.

N'Guemo really doea give a lot of free kicks away and there's another.

Rozahnal hits a long ball that wins Hamburg a throw deep in the Cletic hald on the right.

Rincon robs McDonald and concedes a throw.

Long ball sent down the Hamburg right goes out for a throw.

Celtic kick off.

So Hamburg have been the better team but McDonald's missed two great chances.

HALF TIME: HAMBURG 0-0 CELTIC

Zaluska comes for it and makes fairly feeble contact, but the ball goes out for a throw.

Jarolim brought down by N'Guemo.

Pitroipa shows his pace and spreads the ball wide, but Hamburg waste the chance to exert some pressure.

Crosas' ball in is decent, but Caldwell's arm's up and the ball drifts out anyway.

Free kick to Celtic.

Samaras's shot from distance is easy for Rost.

N'Guemo gives the ball away with McGeady screaming for it and in space.

In the other game in this group, Hapoel Tel Aviv are 1-0 up at Rapid Vienna.

He's not bossing these free kicks though, sending the ball miles over.

Ze Roberto, who's bossing this game, nutmegs Loovens and is brought down for his effrontery. Free kick Hamburg, dead centre, 25 yards out.

Pitroipa goes down on the edge of the area, and is booked for diving.

Despite Hamburg controlling the pace of the game, Celtic have had easily the two best chances.

And McDonald misses another good chance. Rozehnal is caught sleeping and McDonald, in the space behind him and the left of the area is suddenly one-on-one. Again, though, he hits a low shot straight at the keeper. Samaras is not impressed that the ball was not squared.

Jarolim fouled by Crosas and Hamburg have a free kick on the left 30 yards from goal. His cross is no good, but Hamburg win the ball back and Elia burts past his man to the by-line, but there's no one gambling to get on the end of his low cross.

Jansen wins a throw off Hinkel.

Jansen penalised for a foul on Hinkel on the touchline.

Hamburg are now in the ascendancy.

Corner to Hamburg, but Mathijsen can't get any purchase on his header.

Good cross from Elia off the right touchline, well claimed by Zaluska.

Jansen breaks again and this time hits his shot far truer, but it zips wide of the left-hand post.

Robson lofts a ball wide to McGeady, but he takes his eye off it and concedes a throw.

Robson wins the ball and aims for Samaras, but the ball is nowhere near him.

Foul on Jarolim on the half way line.

Jansen bursts forward, but scuffs his shot enough for Zaluska to save low to his left. He did well to get enough on it to take it away from the onrushing Pitroipa.

Curled over the wall, but a fair way wide.

Ze Roberto behind it, right of centre, 25 yards out.

Gary Caldwell booked for handball. Free kick in a dangerous area.

Bad miss by McDonald. Great break from Samaras at the heart of the Hamburg defence, he slipped in McDonald, but his low shot was saved.

Apparently Celtic have 1000 fans of Hamburg's local rivals St Pauli in with them.

N'Guemo booked for a foul on Ze Roberto.

McDonald trips Rozehnal.

What a becoming arm of tattoos Danny Fox doesn't have.

Excellent quick passing orchestrated by Ze Roberto, and breaking from midfield, his shot from 25 yards is blocked.

After a ropey start, Celtic have come into the game well.

Robson fouled by Jansen in centrefield.

Good take from Samaras and spread right, but Hinkel's cross is cleared.

Great start to the game. Apparently Pitropia is officially the quickest player in the Bundesliga.

Samaras falls over in the area and the ball breaks to Robson, who opens his body to curl a curler into the top left hand corner, but it goes behind for a corner.

Eventually Celtic get it away, and McGeady beats the full back only for his cross to be cleared.

Terrible miss there, Elia left alone on the right edge of the area, and his shot is smothered behind for another corner.

The ball is cleared and headed back in towards Pitropia, whose shot is deflected behind.

Pitropia shows good pace to win a corner.

Hamburg kick off.

Caldwell looks like he should be called Atewell. Or maybe it's just the hoops.

We are now pausing for the Europa League anthem. The hackles of my neck are literally gyrating.

At least Celtic won't have the excuse of not being able to see each other - their shirts are fluorescent yellow and black hoops.

Currently sitting at the bottom of Group C, Celtic are in dire need of a result. Hamburg, on the other hand, will be very close to qualification for the knockout stages with one more win.

For Celtic, the only change from Saturday's 3-0 win over Kilmarnock is Barry Robson replacing Paddy McCourt in midfield.

Celtic: Zaluska, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, Robson, Crosas, N'Guemo, McGeady, Samaras, McDonald. Subs: Cervi, Naylor, McManus, Fortune, Wilson, McGinn, McCourt.

Evening all. Tonight's teams are: Hamburg: Rost, Rincon, Rozehnal, Mathijsen, Aogo, Elia, Jarolim, Ze Roberto, Jansen, Pitroipa, Berg. Subs: Hesl, Tesche, Trochowski, Tavares, Schulz, Torun.

Much better delivery now Ze Roberto's been told to let someone else take it, and Rozehnal jumps well, his header bringing an excellent save out of Zaluska. Another corner which comes to nowt.

And yet another corner.

Terrible delivery from Ze Roberto and the ball's out for a throw to Celtic on the other side.

Another corner to Hamburg, on the right.

Hapoel now 2-0 up in Vienna, Roma equalise at home to Fulham.

Ze Roberto's corner is headed clear.

Corner to Hamburg.

Pitroipa finds some space on the right but his cross is cut out.

Wasted by Celtic.

N'Guemo is lucky to win a free kick.

Argy-bargy between Jarolin and Robson, both of whom are booked.

Samaras suddenly breaks through, controlling N'Guiemo's pass on his chest superbly and taking it into his path, but he didn't trust himself to outrun the defenders in pursuit and sidefooted a tame shot straight at Rost.

Samaras suddenly breaks through, controlling N'Guiemo's pass on his chest superbly and taking it into his path, but he didn't trust himself to outrun the defenders in pursuit and sidefooted a tame shot straight at Rost.

Excellent play from Pitroipa in the indside right position and his ball to Elias is good, but he'd strayed offside.

Pitroipa crosses low from the left but Mathijsen is distracted by Loovens who gets it away.

Worked back to Aogo but his second cross is overhit.

Corner to Hamburg on the right.

McDonald replaced by Naylor and McGeady replaced by Fortune.

One-way traffic at the moment.

Celctic preparing to make a double change.

Elias teases McGeady who is weak in the tackle and his cross shot isn't far wide of the far post.

Celtic are looking a bit ragged now.

Jarolim's a bit enthusiastic in the tackle and fells Robson. Free kick Celtic.

Free kick to Celtic in the centre circle.

Big penalty shout after Caldwell appears to handle, but nothing given. He's a bit lucky to get away with that.

Elias wins a corner on the right.

Elia bursts forward and shoots low, seizing on N'Guemo's poor pass, but Zaluska just does enough to save and send the ball far enough away so that Petroipa, following up, can't get to it.

McDonald breaks and finds Samaras, but Rincon tackles.

Great tackle on Samaras from Rincon.

Elias's cross is good and Mathijsen's header clips the top of the bar.

N'Guemo really doea give a lot of free kicks away and there's another.

Rozahnal hits a long ball that wins Hamburg a throw deep in the Cletic hald on the right.

Rincon robs McDonald and concedes a throw.

Long ball sent down the Hamburg right goes out for a throw.

Celtic kick off.

So Hamburg have been the better team but McDonald's missed two great chances.

HALF TIME: HAMBURG 0-0 CELTIC

Zaluska comes for it and makes fairly feeble contact, but the ball goes out for a throw.

Jarolim brought down by N'Guemo.

Pitroipa shows his pace and spreads the ball wide, but Hamburg waste the chance to exert some pressure.

Crosas' ball in is decent, but Caldwell's arm's up and the ball drifts out anyway.

Free kick to Celtic.

Samaras's shot from distance is easy for Rost.

N'Guemo gives the ball away with McGeady screaming for it and in space.

In the other game in this group, Hapoel Tel Aviv are 1-0 up at Rapid Vienna.

He's not bossing these free kicks though, sending the ball miles over.

Ze Roberto, who's bossing this game, nutmegs Loovens and is brought down for his effrontery. Free kick Hamburg, dead centre, 25 yards out.

Pitroipa goes down on the edge of the area, and is booked for diving.

Despite Hamburg controlling the pace of the game, Celtic have had easily the two best chances.

And McDonald misses another good chance. Rozehnal is caught sleeping and McDonald, in the space behind him and the left of the area is suddenly one-on-one. Again, though, he hits a low shot straight at the keeper. Samaras is not impressed that the ball was not squared.

Jarolim fouled by Crosas and Hamburg have a free kick on the left 30 yards from goal. His cross is no good, but Hamburg win the ball back and Elia burts past his man to the by-line, but there's no one gambling to get on the end of his low cross.

Jansen wins a throw off Hinkel.

Jansen penalised for a foul on Hinkel on the touchline.

Hamburg are now in the ascendancy.

Corner to Hamburg, but Mathijsen can't get any purchase on his header.

Good cross from Elia off the right touchline, well claimed by Zaluska.

Jansen breaks again and this time hits his shot far truer, but it zips wide of the left-hand post.

Robson lofts a ball wide to McGeady, but he takes his eye off it and concedes a throw.

Robson wins the ball and aims for Samaras, but the ball is nowhere near him.

Foul on Jarolim on the half way line.

Jansen bursts forward, but scuffs his shot enough for Zaluska to save low to his left. He did well to get enough on it to take it away from the onrushing Pitroipa.

Curled over the wall, but a fair way wide.

Ze Roberto behind it, right of centre, 25 yards out.

Gary Caldwell booked for handball. Free kick in a dangerous area.

Bad miss by McDonald. Great break from Samaras at the heart of the Hamburg defence, he slipped in McDonald, but his low shot was saved.

Apparently Celtic have 1000 fans of Hamburg's local rivals St Pauli in with them.

N'Guemo booked for a foul on Ze Roberto.

McDonald trips Rozehnal.

What a becoming arm of tattoos Danny Fox doesn't have.

Excellent quick passing orchestrated by Ze Roberto, and breaking from midfield, his shot from 25 yards is blocked.

After a ropey start, Celtic have come into the game well.

Robson fouled by Jansen in centrefield.

Good take from Samaras and spread right, but Hinkel's cross is cleared.

Great start to the game. Apparently Pitropia is officially the quickest player in the Bundesliga.

Samaras falls over in the area and the ball breaks to Robson, who opens his body to curl a curler into the top left hand corner, but it goes behind for a corner.

Eventually Celtic get it away, and McGeady beats the full back only for his cross to be cleared.

Terrible miss there, Elia left alone on the right edge of the area, and his shot is smothered behind for another corner.

The ball is cleared and headed back in towards Pitropia, whose shot is deflected behind.

Pitropia shows good pace to win a corner.

Hamburg kick off.

Caldwell looks like he should be called Atewell. Or maybe it's just the hoops.

We are now pausing for the Europa League anthem. The hackles of my neck are literally gyrating.

At least Celtic won't have the excuse of not being able to see each other - their shirts are fluorescent yellow and black hoops.

Currently sitting at the bottom of Group C, Celtic are in dire need of a result. Hamburg, on the other hand, will be very close to qualification for the knockout stages with one more win.

For Celtic, the only change from Saturday's 3-0 win over Kilmarnock is Barry Robson replacing Paddy McCourt in midfield.

Celtic: Zaluska, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, Robson, Crosas, N'Guemo, McGeady, Samaras, McDonald. Subs: Cervi, Naylor, McManus, Fortune, Wilson, McGinn, McCourt.

Evening all. Tonight's teams are: Hamburg: Rost, Rincon, Rozehnal, Mathijsen, Aogo, Elia, Jarolim, Ze Roberto, Jansen, Pitroipa, Berg. Subs: Hesl, Tesche, Trochowski, Tavares, Schulz, Torun.