Celtic suffer away blues

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The Parkhead side made a disastrous start, conceding to Brandao's drive from the edge of the box in the fifth minute and again three minutes later from a Cristiano Lucarelli header.

The Hoops are still looking for their first away win in the group stages of the tournament after 13 attempts and look forward to AC Milan visiting Parkhead in their next Group D match.

Although Celtic lost to Manchester United in their first group game last season and still qualified for the last 16, on this evidence the Scottish champions will have a more difficult task emulating that feat this time round.

In a one-sided first half Celtic could not have complained if they had been five down at the interval.

Shakhtar had beaten Celtic 3-0 at the same stage of the tournament three seasons ago and they made in-roads in to beating that score right from the kick-off.

Celtic skipper Stephen McManus took an uncharacteristic and needless risk at the edge of his own penalty area, giving Fernandinho the chance to put Brandao through on goal and his fellow Brazilian quickly dispatched the ball past Artur Boruc.

Three minutes later, with Celtic in disarray, defender Razvan Rat's deep cross from the left found the head of Lucarelli who guided the ball past the flailing Boruc from 12 yards out.

Another Rat cross from the left found Lucarelli, but this time Boruc saved the Italian's weak effort before Brandao had the ball in the net again, only to be ruled offside, although television pictures suggested the decision was wrong.