Hamburg 0 Celtic 0

TONY MOWBRAY has recalled Barry Robson to the Celtic side for tonight’s vital UEFA Europa League match with Hamburg in Germany. Kick-off 6pm Celtic Park time.
The midfielder has sat out the last two games, but replaces Paddy McCourt on the left side of midfield for the match at the Nordbank Arena.
Stephen McManus, free of suspension, is on the bench as Glenn Loovens continues in central defence beside Gary Caldwell.

TONIGHT’S TEAMS:

HAMBURG (4-4-2) Rost; Jansen, Rozenhal, Mathijsen, Aogo; Rincon, Jarolim, Ze Roberto, Elia; Pitroipa, Berg
Subs: Hesl, Tesche, Tunay, Trochowski, Tavares, Schulz

CELTIC (4-4-2) Zaluska; Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Fox; McGeady, Crosas, NGuemo, Robson; Samaras, McDonald
Subs : Cervi, Wilson, Naylor, McCourt, McGinn, Fortune, McManus

Celtic will be wearing the bumble bee strip tonight

Pre-match entertainment Hamburg style - two guys on top of a crane with guitar and tambourine, playing a Hamburg anthem. A bit bizarre.

The teams emerge from the tunnel

Gary Caldwell captains Celtic tonight. Hamburg kick off

Robson has actually started on the right side of midfield

Celtic finally get the ball clear

Chance for Celtic. McDonald and NGuemo combine and Samaras, who is tripped in the box, nudges the ball to Robson - his shot is deflected over from 15 yards. Good chance

Hinkel sends a cross into the box but Hamburg clear

Robson picks out Samaras at the edge of the box but Hamburg manage to knock the ball away

Samaras wins a free-kick out on the left. Crosas takes it and Hamburg goalkeeper Rost clears

The game seems to have settled down a bit

NGuemo is harshly punished for a tackle in the centre circle

What a chance for Celtic. Crosas does well to feed Samaras and he races 40 yards through the middle before sliding a pass to McDonald. He aims for the bottom corner but Rost makes the save

Caldwell is booked for a handball on the edge of the box as Pitroipa waits to pounce. Ze Roberto curls his free-kick over the bar

Chance for Hamburg. Hinkel slips and Jansen storms forward before unleashing a low shot. Zaluska saves once again

Loovens plays a pass straight to Pitroipa, who blazes over the bar from 20 yards

Another effort from Jansen skids past the post

Zaluska has to make a good catch from a bouncing cross

Pitroipa gets to the byeline and hammers a cross into the box, which Celtic finally manage to clear

Another glorious chance for McDonald. McGeady cuts the Hamburg defence open with a wonderful pass but Rost once again saves

Pitroipa falls unchallenged in the box. Booking for simulation? Not at all.

Loovens fouls Ze Roberto at the edge of the box. The Brazilian takes the free-kick and fires well over the bar

Samaras takes a Crosas pass, spins and shoots from 25 yards. Rost saves

Crosas sends a curling free-kick into the box that almost creeps in at the back post

Celtic live dangerously on the edge of the box but survive

Jarolim wins a more than dubious free-kick on the right. Zaluska punches Aogo's free-kick clear

HALF-TIME: Hamburg 0 Celtic 0 - No goals for either side, Celtic have had two great chances through McDonald.

Hapoel are beating Rapid 1-0 in the other Group C game in Vienna

Celtic kick off second half

NGuemo is penalised for a tug on Rozenhal on the right wing. Aogo takes it and Mathijsen heads off the top of the bar

McDonald takes possession and spreads the play to Samaras, but the move breaks down

What a save from Zaluska. Elia surges forward and the Pole stops his low shot, before Caldwell clears under pressure

Elia sends a low shot inches wide of target

Celtic subs - Naylor on for McGeady and Fortune on for McDonald

Pitroipa sends a shot well wide of target

Chance for Celtic - NGuemo sends a ball over the top, Samaras takes the touch and sends his shot into the arms of Rost

Samaras is booked for catching Rozenhal with an elbow

Hinkel sends a cross into the box and Hamburg miss the clearance, but Celtic can't pounce

Fox concedes a corner under pressure from Elia. The ball is worked out and ends with Berg heading wide

Celtic sub - McGinn on for Robson

Berg takes a Ze Roberto pass and fires over the bar

McGinn tries his luck from distance but the ball strikes the offside Fortune

Trochowski fires well over from 25 yards

Hinkel tries to pick out Fortune but the ball runs out of play

There are three added minutes

Jarolim drives wide of target

FULL-TIME: Hamburg 0 Celtic 0 - The Hoops get a deserved point but face an uphill struggle to qualify for the last 32