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  1. Giggs rescues United point

    Giggs rescues United point

    Ryan Giggs netted late on to give Manchester United a point in a 1-1 draw with Celtic in their Champions League Group E clash at Parkhead. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Celtic
    • Manchester United
    • - Thanks for joining us tonight... plenty more action to come tomorrow in the UEFA Cup... until then!
    • 90'+3 And there goes the whistle! And it's a good point for Celtic, who retain an interest in the competition!
    • 90'+2 BERBATOV! Golden chance to snatch all three point! O'Dea misses the ball completely but the Bulgarian swivels and can only fire wide! What a miss!
    • 90' Two minutes to be added....
    • 89' Rooney plays a brilliant ball across the face of goal... but there's no one there!
    • 87' Giggs slips it to Ronaldo! Dragged wide of the mark!
    • 86' Brown trips Ronaldo right on the edge of the box and United have a free-kick in a dangerous position!
    • 84' GOAL! Giggs levels for United! But it's all about the shot from Ronaldo, which swerves all over the place, meaning Boruc can only palm the ball into Giggs's path! The United skipper swoops to nod the ball over the line and the visitors are level!
    • 82' Hutchinson comes on to replace goalscorer McDonald, who receives a great ovation!
    • 80' That's closer from Rooney! He gets real power on a long distance shot! And Boruc has to reach right into his top drawer to pull out a great save!
    • 79' Carrick leathers an effort on goal! McManus gets in the way to hand United another corner!
    • 78' These final 12 minutes are going to be backs against the wall stuff for Celtic!
    • 76' Celtic make another switch... O'Dea on for Maloney. Celtic are going to sit on their lead.
    • 73' Ronaldo gets hold of this one now! But Boruc makes the save, at the second attempt!
    • 71' United make another change... here comes Rooney, at the expense of a disappointed Tevez.
    • 68' Manic defending from Celtic as the ball pinballs around the box! Tevez fails to get a shot off on goal and Boruc eventually punches clear!
    • 66' Evra comes on to replace Rafael... O'Shea will probably move across to right-back.
    • 65' Ronaldo wants to see a yellow card for McDonald now... that's a poor challenge from the Aussie. But the card stays in the referee's pocket.
    • 65' Rafael plays in a deep cross to O'Shea, who heads the ball back into the danger area! Berbatov's sniffing around, but McManus is there to deal with the danger!
    • 64' Celtic make a change now... off goes Sheridan and on comes Donati, just to sure up the midfield. Scott Brown looks like he's going to play off McDonald for the final 25 minutes.
    • 62' Oooh! Sheridan comes in from behind Ferdinand to get his head to the corner! Over the bar, but not far away!
    • 61' Celtic break and Brown wins a corner off Vidic... vague claims for handball but the ref is nonplussed.
    • 59' Rafael storms forward once again, but the Brazilian lacks a bit of composure in his final ball and the move breaks down.
    • 57' Berbatov! Off the line by Maloney! So close to the equaliser from another corner! Reminiscent of his flick at Old Trafford a fortnight earlier, but still no United goal!
    • 53' Hartley slips in the penalty area! But he somehow still manages to make the clearance, and United will have to wait for a breakthrough.
    • 50' Moments later, Ronaldo forces a save out of Boruc, although the Pole gets down to hold the ball with ease.
    • 49' Tevez wins the ball off Hartley on the by-line... he centres for Ronaldo! Another great block, this time by Caldwell, saves Celtic!
    • 48' Maloney tries to curl one! It's a good idea, but it lacks a bit of height and Foster is able to claim without any problems!
    • 47' Carrick! Lovely drag back to set himself up for a shot! But that's a brilliant block from Hartley!
    • 46' One change to tell you about at the break... Berbatov had come on to replace Nani.
    • 46' Back underway at Celtic Park!
    • 45'+1 There goes the half-time whistle and it's Celtic who head into the dressing rooms a goal to the good!
    • 45' Ooh! Vidic heads over the bar from close range after yet another corner finds a United head in the Celtic box!
    • 42' United are able to clear their lines from the corner and they pour forward... Nani ends up playing a brilliant ball across the face of goal, but Giggs can't get to it at the far post after Caldwell had decided to let it go...
    • 41' Maloney plays in the marauding Wilson... and he wins a corner as the first half comes to a close.
    • 40' Tevez and Brown clash in the middle of the park.... for a brief moment it looks like there could be a flashpoint, but both players end up shaking hands...
    • 39' Rooney's out on the touchlines, warming up... he's clearly desperate to get on the pitch.
    • 37' Ronaldo and Wilson go up for a high ball... the former crumples in a heap... and United win a free kick.
    • 36' Tevez now bursts through the Celtic defence... but his final shot is poor and way over the bar!
    • 34' There's a pitch invader! And play will be held up whilst he's 'removed' from the field of play!
    • 32' Nani trips up Hinkel and that'll be the first booking of the day.
    • 30' McDonald jinks inside Rafael before letting fly! It bounces just before Foster, but this time the keeper looks assured and does well to hold on to it!
    • 28' Hartley takes it... Foster punches clear... but it's soon pumped back into the danger area and Foster flails, not once but twice, before finally gathering.
    • 27' Hartley now unleashes a drive from distance! Deflected behind for a corner... danger for United once again!
    • 25' United have responded well to going a goal behind... they've still enjoying the better of possession, but so far Boruc has had a fairly easy ride.
    • 23' Ferdinand reaches the corner on the far post... but his header is headed off the line by Caldwell!
    • 22' Ronaldo jinks this way and that before letting fly from 25 yards... deflected behind for a corner.
    • 20' McDonald and Vidic tussle for the ball... and it's the United man who comes out on top this time.
    • 19' Ooooh! Ferdinand nearly levels things up from the corner! The ball falls to him at the far post, but it just won't sit down for him and his effort blazes over the bar!
    • 18' Ronaldo hits the wall... but the ball finds Rafael out on the right... he delivers a decent ball to the near post... corner to United!
    • 17' Ronaldo is upended, not for the last time tonight, and United have another free kick. 35 yards out... it's going to take something special to score now.
    • 16' But here come United looking for an equaliser... Nani bursts forward... Caldwell is there to stop the winger in his tracks... no foul says referee Ovrebo.
    • 15' That really was a superbly taken goal by McDonald... you won't see a better finish tonight.
    • 14' That's got Celtic Park rocking! The Hoops fans can sense an upset now!
    • 13' GOAL! The free kick is headed clear but the ball soon finds its way back to McDonald who beats Foster with a delicious first-time chip from an improbable angle! What a goal! Celtic lead!
    • 13' Rafael piles in on Maloney with a poor challenge... free-kick to Celtic and the Brazilian is lucky not to have picked up a yellow card.
    • 12' Vidic heads clear from the corner... it falls to Wilson, 30 yards out... he tries his luck, but it's way over the bar. Better from Celtic though.
    • 11' United are playing it around with confidence at the moment... but that's a good challenge from Brown to set Celtic off on their first real attack! To McDonald... he jinks inside and Rafael is forced into conceding a corner!
    • 10' Oooh! Ronaldo steps up and fires it inches over the bar! Boruc probably has it covered though...
    • 9' Robson fells Fletcher about 25 yards out, slightly to the left of the goal... real chance for Ronaldo to get a shot off at goal.
    • 8' Vidic puts Foster under a bit of pressure with a back pass... but the youngster deals with it brilliantly, hammering it first time downfield.
    • 7' The home crowd try to rouse their team with some noise... the United fans give some back of their own.
    • 5' United have bossed the opening stages of the game...
    • 4' Ronaldo flicks the ball on to Tevez, who lets fly! But this time he doesn't connect well and the ball runs well wide of Boruc and the Celtic goal...
    • 3' Chance for Ronaldo! The ball falls kindly to him on the penalty spot, but his half-volley is well blocked by Hinkel, whose initial failure to deal with the corner led to the chance!
    • 3' Good interchange of passing between Tevez and Giggs and United win the first corner of the evening!
    • 3' O'Shea gives the ball to Nani... but he underestimates the pace of the ball and it runs out for a throw to Celtic.
    • 2' Whistles for Ronaldo as soon as the Portuguese touches the ball... to be expected these days...
    • 1' Here we go! Underway at Parkhead!
    • - You'll Never Walk Alone rings out in Celtic Park as green and white scarves are raised aloft! Super atmosphere in Glasgow tonight!
    • - It's a must-win game for Celtic tonight... nothing else will do if they are to maintain any realistic interest in this competition.
    • - Six changes for United, with both Berbatov and Rooney left out of the starting line-up. Tevez leads the line with support from Giggs, while Foster gets the nod in between the sticks.
    • - It's as at the weekend for Celtic, who are still without Venegoor of Hesselink and Samaras so Sheridan again partners McDonald up front.
    • - Tonight's referee is: Tom Ovrebo (Norway)
    • - And United: Foster, Rafael Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, O'Shea, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Carrick, Nani, Tevez, Giggs. Subs: Kuszczak, Evra, Anderson, Berbatov, Rooney, Park, Evans
    • - The teams are in... Celtic line up like this: Celtic: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Wilson, Hartley, Scott Brown, Robson, Maloney, McDonald, Sheridan. Subs: Mark Brown, Naylor, Donati, Hutchinson, Nakamura, O'Dea, Caddis
    • - And with the support of what will certainly be a boistrous Celtic Park crowd, anything's possible this bonfire night...
    • - United head to Glasgow in the middle of a great run of form, but Celtic will be keen to avenge the 3-0 defeat they suffered a fortnight ago at Old Trafford.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of tonight's big game at Parkhead!

  • Team Stats

    Celtic Stats Manchester United
    26% Possession 73%
    6 Shots 30
    3 Shots on target 7
    2 Saves 0
    4 Corners 13
    5 Fouls 14
    1 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    26 Tackles 13
    159 Accurate passes 545
    31 Bad passes 76

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Celtic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Artur Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      5 Gary Caldwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1
      12 Mark Wilson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 9 4
      2 Andreas Hinkel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 1 2
      4 Stephen McManus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2
      11 Paul Hartley 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 1
      8 Scott Brown 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 25 4 7
      13 Shaun Maloney 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 21 6 5
      19 Barry Robson 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 3 2
      26 Cillian Sheridan 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 2 0
      7 Scott McDonald 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 11 3 1
      21 Mark Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      52 Paul Caddis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Massimo Donati 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
      48 Darren O'Dea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      3 Lee Naylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Shunsuke Nakamura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Ben Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Ben Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 87 2 1
      22 John O'Shea 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 58 24 2
      21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 25 0 3
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 72 6 0
      24 Darren Fletcher 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 68 3 3
      16 Michael Carrick 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 66 6 1
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 11 4 1 6 0 0 36 2 1
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 5 0
      11 Ryan Giggs 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 28 10 1
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 4 1
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 27 4 0
      29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Patrice Evra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 0
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Wayne Rooney 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Thanks for joining us tonight... plenty more action to come tomorrow in the UEFA Cup... until then!
    • 90'+2 BERBATOV! Golden chance to snatch all three point! O'Dea misses the ball completely but the Bulgarian swivels and can only fire wide! What a miss!
    • 84' GOAL! Giggs levels for United! But it's all about the shot from Ronaldo, which swerves all over the place, meaning Boruc can only palm the ball into Giggs's path! The United skipper swoops to nod the ball over the line and the visitors are level!
    • 80' That's closer from Rooney! He gets real power on a long distance shot! And Boruc has to reach right into his top drawer to pull out a great save!
    • 73' Ronaldo gets hold of this one now! But Boruc makes the save, at the second attempt!
    • 68' Manic defending from Celtic as the ball pinballs around the box! Tevez fails to get a shot off on goal and Boruc eventually punches clear!
    • 62' Oooh! Sheridan comes in from behind Ferdinand to get his head to the corner! Over the bar, but not far away!
    • 57' Berbatov! Off the line by Maloney! So close to the equaliser from another corner! Reminiscent of his flick at Old Trafford a fortnight earlier, but still no United goal!
    • 49' Tevez wins the ball off Hartley on the by-line... he centres for Ronaldo! Another great block, this time by Caldwell, saves Celtic!
    • 45' Ooh! Vidic heads over the bar from close range after yet another corner finds a United head in the Celtic box!
    • 30' McDonald jinks inside Rafael before letting fly! It bounces just before Foster, but this time the keeper looks assured and does well to hold on to it!
    • 19' Ooooh! Ferdinand nearly levels things up from the corner! The ball falls to him at the far post, but it just won't sit down for him and his effort blazes over the bar!
    • 13' GOAL! The free kick is headed clear but the ball soon finds its way back to McDonald who beats Foster with a delicious first-time chip from an improbable angle! What a goal! Celtic lead!
    • 10' Oooh! Ronaldo steps up and fires it inches over the bar! Boruc probably has it covered though...
    • 3' Chance for Ronaldo! The ball falls kindly to him on the penalty spot, but his half-volley is well blocked by Hinkel, whose initial failure to deal with the corner led to the chance!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Tom Ovrebo

  • Celtic

    Manager: Gordon Strachan

    Captain: Gary Caldwell

    Starting line-up

    • A. Boruc
    • A. Hinkel
    • G. Caldwell
    • S. McManus
    • M. Wilson
    • P. Hartley
    • S. Brown
    • B. Robson
    • S. Maloney Substitution Out (76′)
    • C. Sheridan Substitution Out (64′)
    • S. McDonald Goal Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • M. Donati Substitution In64′
    • M. Brown
    • L. Naylor
    • S. Nakamura
    • D. O'Dea Substitution In76′
    • B. Hutchinson Substitution In82′
    • P. Caddis

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Ryan Giggs

    Starting line-up

    • B. Foster
    • R. Da Silva Substitution Out (66′)
    • N. Vidic
    • R. Ferdinand
    • J. O'Shea
    • C. Ronaldo
    • D. Fletcher
    • M. Carrick
    • .. Nani Yellow Card Substitution Out (46′)
    • R. Giggs Goal
    • C. Tevez Substitution Out (71′)

    Subs

    • D. Berbatov Substitution In46′
    • T. Kuszczak
    • P. Evra Substitution In66′
    • W. Rooney Substitution In71′
    • J. Park
    • O. Anderson
    • J. Evans

    Injured

    • P. Scholes
    • G. Neville
    • O. Hargreaves
    • E. van der Sar
    • W. Brown

    Suspended

    None

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