UEFA Champions League - Matches

Accam (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Rogne (Celtic).

Uronen (Helsingborg) delivers the corner.

Hooper (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gashi (Helsingborg).

Forrest (Celtic) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

C. Andersson (Helsingborg) delivers the corner.

Mulgrew (Celtic) misses the target.
Charlie Mulgrew shoots from just outside the area. His effort clips the crossbar before going behind for a goal kick.

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Accam (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.

Hansson (Helsingborg) makes a save.

Forrest (Celtic) has an effort on goal.
James Forrest sprints clear down the right channel, but sees his powerful effort saved by Pär Hansson.

Accam (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Forster (Celtic).

Uronen (Helsingborg) takes the corner.

Uronen (Helsingborg) takes the corner.

Commons (Celtic) misses the target.

Brown (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Mahlangu (Helsingborg).

Samaras (Celtic) misses the target.
Giorgos Samaras strides inside purposefully from the left flank, before hitting a shot just wide of the far post.

Hooper (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Gashi (Helsingborg).

Atta (Helsingborg) misses the target.

Samaras (Celtic) scores!
Celtic double their lead. Kris Commons' corner is met at the far post by Giorgos Samaras, who somehow directs a header past the sprawling Pär Hansson.

Mulgrew (Celtic) takes the corner.

Mulgrew (Celtic) is flagged for offside.

Atta (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Samaras (Celtic).

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Bedoya (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.
Jere Uronen's cross is headed back across goal by Alejandro Bedoya, but Fraser Forster is alert to the danger.

Djurdić (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Wilson (Celtic).

Commons (Celtic) has an effort on goal.

Hansson (Helsingborg) makes a save.
Kris Commons shoots powerfully from outside the penalty box, but Pär Hansson gets down well.

Gashi (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mulgrew (Celtic).

Accam (Helsingborg) misses the target.
The ball breaks to David Accam just inside the penalty area, but the substitute lifts his shot well over the bar.

Uronen (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Forrest (Celtic).

Álvaro (in) - Sørum (out) (Helsingborg)
Another change for the home side. Brazilian striker Álvaro comes on to replace Thomas Sørum, who won't be adding to his UEFA Champions League tally this evening.

Atta (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Forster (Celtic).

C. Andersson (Helsingborg) delivers the corner.

Ledley (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Accam (Helsingborg).

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Accam (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.
Helsingborg left-back Jere Uronen curls the free-kick, but it does not trouble Fraser Forster.

Accam (Helsingborg) delivers the free-kick on target.

Accam (in) - Wahlstedt (out) (Helsingborg)
Attacking change for the hosts: defender Erik Wahlstedt is replaced by midfielder David Accam.

Rogne (Celtic) fouls.

Sørum (Helsingborg) misses the target.

Sørum (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mulgrew (Celtic).

Ledley (Celtic) misses the target.
Celtic so close to a second. After a clever short corner, James Forrest's cross finds Joe Ledley in the area. The 25-year-old's header clips the top of the crossbar.

Commons (Celtic) delivers the corner.

Mahlangu (Helsingborg) misses the target.
The Helsingborg midfielder continues to be at the centre of his side's attacking play. This time, however, his attempt dribbles wide.

Forrest (Celtic) misses the target.
After a period of sustained possesion, James Forrest lets fly from range. His shot drifts harmlessly wide of Pär Hansson's goal.

Gashi (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ledley (Celtic).

Gashi (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Commons (Celtic).

C. Andersson (Helsingborg) misses the target.
Christoffer Andersson finds himself in space just outside the area, but can't hit the target with a curling effort.

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Mahlangu (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.
This is a better effort from May Mahlangu. The South African bursts forward from midfield before hitting a low shot that Fraser Forster does well to reach.

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.
Following a cross from the left, May Mahlangu loops a header into the arms of the Celtic goalkeeper.

Mahlangu (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.

Brown (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Djurdić (Helsingborg).

Forrest (in) - Kayal (out) (Celtic)
Neil Lennon shuffles his pack for the second period, bringing on forward James Forrest in place of Beram Kayal. Does this spell a more attacking approach for Celtic?

The second half begins.
We're back underway at the Olympia stadium, Helsingborg.

The referee blows for half-time.
Kris Common's early strike separates the sides at the Olympia stadium. The home side grew in stature as the half wore on, however, and will be keen to turn things around after the break.

Wahlstedt (Helsingborg) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Samaras (Celtic).

Sadiku (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Ledley (Celtic).

Djurdić (Helsingborg) misses the target.

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Bedoya (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.

Atta (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Brown (Celtic).

Uronen (Helsingborg) takes the corner.

Gashi (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Brown (Celtic).

Djurdić (Helsingborg) misses the target.
Nikola Djurdic is the latest to threaten, volleying wide from the edge of the area.

Ledley (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Djurdić (Helsingborg).

Uronen (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Hooper (Celtic).

Bedoya (Helsingborg) misses the target.
Another chance for Helsingborg, but Alejandro Bedoya cannot direct his header on target.

Mulgrew (Celtic) is shown a yellow card.
The Celtic defender is booked for a challenge on Nikola Djurdic.

Mulgrew (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Djurdić (Helsingborg).

Kayal (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on C. Andersson (Helsingborg).

Commons (Celtic) takes the corner.

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Sørum (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.

Djurdić (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Rogne (Celtic).

Kayal (Celtic) misses the target.

Gashi (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Ledley (Celtic).

Hooper (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Sadiku (Helsingborg).

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Bedoya (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.
Alejandro Bedoya is the latest Helsingborg player to test Fraser Forster. The Celtic goalkeeper produces a fine save with his feet on this occasion.

Sørum (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Mulgrew (Celtic).

Commons (Celtic) misses the target.

Forster (Celtic) makes a save.

Djurdić (Helsingborg) has an effort on goal.
Helsingborg beginning to enjoy some more possession now. Nikola Djurdic finds space in the right channel, but his shot is saved comfortably.

Ledley (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Djurdić (Helsingborg).

Hooper (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Atta (Helsingborg).

Djurdić (Helsingborg) is penalised for a foul on Izaguirre (Celtic).

Rogne (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Sørum (Helsingborg).

Commons (Celtic) scores!
Kris Commons continues his fine goalscoring form, firing past Pär Hansson on the volley following a cross from Giorgos Samaras. Great start for Celtic.

The match is under way.
The hosts get the match under way and look to launch it forward early.