UCL: Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic

	Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - 0 Celtic 6' Brandao 1 - 0 8' Cristiano Lucarelli 2 - 0
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Shakhtar Donetsk struck twice in the first eight minutes to record a 2-0 victory over Celtic in their Champions League Group D opener on Tuesday.

Brazilian striker Brandao opened the scoring for the Ukrainians in the sixth minute, beating keeper Artur Boruc with a rising shot from the edge of the box after Celtic's defence gave the ball away.

Italy forward Cristiano Lucarelli added a second with a diving header two minutes later following a pin-point cross from Razvan Rat.

Shakhtar could have increased their goal tally in the next 20 minutes, the unmarked Lucarelli wasting a good chance and Brandao having an effort disallowed for offside.

The pattern continued after the break, with Shakhtar again dominating for long stretches.

At the other end Vennegoor of Hesselink came close with a header, providing the Scottish champions with their only real chance in the second half.

'We wanted to put pressure on them right from the start and we executed our game plan to perfection,' Shakhtar's Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu told a news conference.

Celtic, who squeezed into the Champions League by beating Spartak Moscow in a penalty shootout in the third qualifying round, have now lost 13 of their last 14 away matches in Europe's premier club competition.

Source: Soccernet.com