B. Kayal enters the game and replaces S. Johansen.
90' +1
M. Hinteregger gets yellow.
Three minutes of added time here and Celtic try and waste some time by introducing Beram Kayal in place of the injured Johansen. Not too much time left for the Hoops to hold on.
90'
Hinteregger is the latest player to go into the book and its for an extremely late challenge from Johansen near the centre circle. The referee initially plays on with the advantage but then brings it back to book the Salzburg defender.
89'
Well, from doing well initially to gifting Salzburg the ball back. Stokes steps up and clips the free kick straight into the hands of goalkeeper, Gulacsi. Very poor.
88'
Good work again by Stokes. The Irishman receives the ball to feet 35 yards out and suckers the Salzburg defender into making the challenge. Celtic can now take the pressure of their defence now.
86'
Ambrose takes a quick throw in and sends Stokes down the right channel. The substitution decided to hit a cross in first time and fires a superb pass along the six yard box, but there are no takers for Celtic! That was begging to be sent home!
84'
Denayer finds himself in a bit of a sticky situation facing his own goal inside the box as Alan heaps on the pressure. However, that pressure is lifted off as the Brazilian commits a cheap foul.
82'
P. Ankersen enters the game and replaces A. Ulmer.
Just under 10 minutes remaining now and Salzburg as still pressing forward for the winner. However, as proved previously, Celtic still pose a threat going forward, and particularly on the wings through McGregor and Wakaso.
80'
We had this exact same scenario in the first half as Salzburg equalised and then had plenty of chances to take the lead; they couldn't do it. Their tails are certainly up now though and they now look favourites to go on and win this.
78'
Soriano has scored a goal for Salzburg!
GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL FOR SALZBURG!! THE HOSTS GET BACK ON LEVEL TERMS!! Jonatan Soriano, who has been quiet so far, steps up and rifles a fantastic free kick in to the top corner! Two-two! Grandstand finish in store here in the Red Bull Arena!
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76'
Izaguirre takes a heavy touch on the edge of the box and, in his attempts to win back the ball, takes out Sabitzer with a late challenge. Salzburg get the set-piece opportunity from a really decent position 30 yards out here; let's see what they make of it.
75'
A. Tonev enters the game and replaces K. Commons.
74'
Second change of the match from the hosts. Kris Commons' match is over and the Scotland international will be replaced by Alexandar Tonev. The Bulgarian is currently under investigation for some alleged racist comments during the match against Aberdeen at the weekend, but he'll need to put that to the back of his mind as he helps the Hoops hold on here.
72'
ALAN HITS THE POST!! Some lovely interplay on the edge of the box from the Salzburg forward and the ball eventually comes to the Brazilian, who lashes a strike towards goal, only to see his attempt clip the outside of the woodwork!
70'
Some worrying scenes for Celtic at the moment as Wakaso is currently down injured. The winger just looked to cut inside after some good work on the left wing but was took out by an extremely strong challenge by Schwegler. He's receiving treatment from the Physios, but should be okay.
68'
A. Stokes enters the game and replaces S. Šćepović.
First change of the match comes from Celtic. Lone striker, Scepovic, is coming off to be replaced by Anthony Stokes. The Serbian has fought well up top, but looks fatigued as he trots off the pitch.
66'
Salzburg get the corner kick after a clearance from Ambrose. The set-piece comes in but Celtic easily clear at the front post, which allows Wakaso to attempt to break away down the right. The Ghanian concedes possession though and the hosts look to attack again.
64'
McGregor is involved in the play once again as he looks to take on the Salzburg defence single handedly. The young Scot bursts forward through the middle and has team-mates to the left, but instead opts to go alone and ends up taking a heavy touch, which sees Gulacsi collect.
62'
Salzburg have been the better side since the break, but once again they have been the victim of a sucker punch by Celtic. The visitors may not have had many chances, but they find themselves ahead. They must aim to not make the same mistakes as before and retreat into their own half.
60'
S. Brown has scored a goal for Celtic!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL FOR CELTIC!! THE VISITORS TAKE THE LEAD AGAIN!! McGregor does brilliantly to get to the byline before clipping a ball into the box, which is cleared. Brown latches on to the rebound and fires a volley at goal which takes a horrible deflection of Ramalho before nestling in the corner! Two-one!
59'
Superb tackle by Hinteregger. Ambrose intercepts the ball in midfield before passing to Commons, who links up with McGregor. The former Notts County loanee attempts to get down the wing but he is thwarted by the Salzburg defender, who wins possession cleanly.
57'
Brown receives the ball to feet in midfield and finds himself being pressured by three Salzburg midfielders. The Scot concedes the ball and the hosts counterattack but the referee brings back the play for a foul by Ilsanker. Celtic let off the hook a little there!
55'
WONDERFUL DOUBLE SAVE BY GORDON! Sabitzer bursts towards the Celtic defence at pace and then cuts inside before looking for the bottom corner with a strike. The Celtic keeper makes the block before getting up in double time to deny the rebound by Alan! The former Sunderland man is keeping his new club in this here!
53'
SCEPOVIC!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE GOAL THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN! The Serbian collects the ball near the halfway line and decided to have a crack at goal on the half volley. Its so far out, but ends up crashing into the side-netting! So so unlucky!
51'
The second period so far has been the same formula as the first. Celtic are guilty of sitting just a bit too far back which is inviting pressure from the hosts, whose tails are certainly up.
49'
GORDOOON! Much more than a decent save this time! Alan takes advantage of some unassured Celtic defending to turn sharply on the edge of the box and drill a half volley at the corner, but the goalkeeper somehow gets across goal again to turn behind the post!
47'
Salzburg make a bright start in the second half. Sabitzer breaks away in to a decent position inside the box and fires a half volley towards goal, but Gordon is well positioned to make the decent save.
46'
We are back under way in Austria!
44'
McGregor collects the ball on the right-hand side and passes inside to Brown who attempts a one-two with Commons. The latter returns the pass to inside the box but Andre Ramalho reads it well and clears in to the stand.
42'
Both sides are struggling to maintain any kind of meaningful possession here. The central defenders have certainly been kept busy as there's quite a few long balls going forward.
40'
Brown is the second Celtic player to go into the book and its for a daft challenge on Schwegler near the touchline. The Salzburg defender wasn't going anywhere, so its a needless yellow card for the Hoops captain.
39'
S. Brown gets yellow.
38'
Salzburg are definitely in the ascendancy at the moment and Celtic are going to have to weather the storm! The Scottish champions have looked relatively solid so far, but they need to remain so and get in to the half time break on equal terms.
36'
Alan has scored a goal for Salzburg! Assist by K. Kampl.
GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL FOR SALZBURG!! THE HOSTS EQUALISE!! Kampl slides a ball through to Alan to takes a few strides forward before having a crack at goal. The attempt takes a wicked deflection off Ambrose and loops over the head of Gordon in to the net! Certainly fortuitous, but Salzburg wont mind! One-one!
34'
Celtic may be looking solid at the back, but they have been guilty of retreating further and further back into defence since going a goal up. They do have pace in the counterattack, but are having to soak up quite a bit of pressure at the moment.
32'
Fantastic save by Gordon!! Salzburg get the free kick down the left and it is curled to the back post. Andre Ramalho breaks away behind the defence and guides a header towards goal which looks destined to nestle in the top corner, but the Celtic keeper somehow gets across goal to tip the attempt round the post! Superb goalkeeping!
30'
Just over 30 minutes in to the match here in the Red Bull Arena and the Scottish champions are looking rather comfortable as they look to defend their one-goal lead. However, Celtic's European away record is not good, so they'll still need to keep concentrated at the back.
29'
Subitzer, who has been involved in plenty of action so far, looks to claw his side back in to the match with a long range strike from 25 yards. However, there isn't enough power in the strike to bother Gordon, who makes a comfortable save at his front post.
27'
Schwegler looks to get up and support the attack with a bursting run through the middle, but he is eventually dispossessed by a strong van Dijk challenge. The Dutchman looks to break out of defence but ends up losing possession near the left touchline.
25'
Izaguirre does well to shake off the attentions of Kamp near the corner flag and attempts to clear up the park, but the Salzburg winger apparently took offence to being out muscled by the Honduran, as he comes in and takes him out with a daft challenge. Free kick to Celtic.
23'
Brooooown! Not too far away at all! The Celtic captain drifts forward and finds himself in a great position inside the opposition box. With not much in the form of support, he has a crack towards the bottom corner, but his attempt just goes a yard wide!
21'
Efe Ambrose is the first player to go in to the book here. The Nigerian clips Subitzer down the left-hand side in his attempts to win back possession. Probably a slightly harsh yellow card, but Salzburg get the free kick down on the left wing.
20'
E. Ambrose gets yellow.
19'
KAMPL! Unlucky! The Slovenian collects the ball on an excellent position outside the box and just aims to curl a precision strike towards the top corner, but his attempt just screws wide of the post!
17'
The corner kick is swung in and van Dijk rises highest inside the box to glance the ball away from danger. An important interception, as Soriano was lingering inside the six yard box ready to pounce.
16'
Subitzer bursts down the left-hand side and cleverly cuts in to the middle before attempting a cross inside, but the attempted ball in cannons off the foot of Ambrose, who concedes the corner kick. Salzburg with the opportunity to get some quality in to the box now.
14'
M. Wakaso has scored a goal for Celtic! Assist by K. Commons.
GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL FOR CELTIC!!! THE HOOPS OPEN THE SCORING!! Commons receives the ball to feet on the edge of the area and slides the ball sideways for Mubarak Wakaso, who drills a superb left-footed strike across goal in to the bottom corner! Terrific! One-nil!
13'
That's lovely from Denayer. The on-loan Man City defender found himself under massive pressure from Soriano and Kampl, but nonchalantly split the Salzburg duo with an assured touch before moving the play forward.
11'
Sabitzeeerrrr! Not far away! The Austrian collects the ball 30 yards out and decided to have a crack. He rifles a strike towards goal but it just goes a yard or two over the bar! Gordon looked as if he had it covered but it was a little too close for comfort for Celtic!
10'
A. Ulmer gets yellow.
9'
Scepovic has did well to put himself about up top in the opening nine minutes or so. Hinteregger and Andre Ramalho have the numbers advantage but the Celtic striker has been a thorn in their side so far with his pressing and physical presence.
7'
Sabitzer gets in to an advanced position inside the Celtic box and looks to latch on to a pass from Kampl, but van Dijk is on hand to marshal the ball out for a goal kick. Salzburg almost getting in behind!
5'
Commons is currently down injured after receiving a loose arm to the face from Ulmer. The Salzburg left-back was inside helping out his central defenders and just put his body in front of the Scot, with no malice in the challenge. The Celtic man is okay.
3'
Scepovic peels away to the left wing and battles hard to try and win possession, but in the end he is outnumbered by Schwegler and the retreating Kampl, who retain the ball for Salzburg.
2'
Ambrose rises up high and wins the header just a few yards in from the touchline, but ends up clattering off the ground awkwardly on the way down. Looked like a real sore one, but he is okay to continue after a moment of rest.
1'
We are under way in Austria!
Good evening football fans! Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Europa League Group D clash between Red Bull Salzburg and Celtic from the Red Bull Arena!
I'm Martin Macdonald, and I'll be taking you through the action!
Both Salzburg and Celtic started this campaign with Champions League aspirations on the horizon, but disappointing play-off results against Malmo and Maribor respectively mean that they both drop down to the Europa League. However, the Scottish and Austrian champions will still be aiming for a productive European adventure in this competition.
A bit of history tonight as this is the first time Salzburg have faced Celtic in competitive action!
Both sides are expected to romp their respective domestic leagues this season, but the pressures of European qualification at the start of the campaign have took their toll. Salzburg are currently second in the Austrian Bundesliga and Celtic remain fourth in the Scottish Premiership, but do have a game in hand over their rivals.
Salzburg will be looking to talismanic striker, Jonatan Soriano, for inspiration tonight. The Spaniard was the top scorer in last season's Europa League with eight goals in seven games from the start of the group stage.
Celtic were buoyed by the return of captain, Scott Brown, at the weekend. The Scot had been missing for a few months due to injury, but made an instant positive impact on his side as he helped them to a 2-1 victory over Aberdeen on Saturday.
Salzburg have been dominant at home in this competition. The hosts won all six of their Europa League group stage outings in both the 2009-10 and 2013-14 campaigns. Celtic, meanwhile, have long been dogged by poor away form in Europe. The Hoops have won just one of their last eight European away matches – 1-0 at KR Reykjavík in this season's Champions League second qualifying round.
The teams have made their way to the field and we are almost ready for kick-off!
Half time in Austria. The Celtic debutant made the perfect start to life with his new club when he fired an excellent strike in to the far corner to put the Scottish champions a goal up. However, Salzburg continually grew into the match as the half went on and eventually equalised thanks to a deflected strike from Alan to make it 1-1. An entertaining opening 45 minutes! Either side could pick up the win here!
Full time in Austria. Celtic make a promising start to their Europa League campaign as they earn a 2-2 draw in the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg. Mubarak Wakaso and Scott Brown each put the Hoops a goal up in either half but they were pegged back twice by the home side, who will should have feel the should have won the game with the chances they had. I'm Martin Macdonald, thanks for joining us as we get the Europa League under way! See you next time!
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