Massimo Donati revisits iconic Celtic moment as he admits 'I still watch it on YouTube'

Massimo Donati scored a winner for Bari to beat Juventus in Serie A with 60,000 fans watching. But it still didn’t top the moment he grabbed a golden goal for Celtic against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.

The truth is, the Italian will probably never experience that adrenaline rush again. When the ball hit the back of the net and an explosion of noise went off inside Parkhead, Donati’s senses were scrambled. But now, 15 years on, the goal and emotion of what it meant remains strikingly vivid.

In November 2007, Gordon Strachan ’s Hoops side had to beat the Ukrainians at home to put one foot in the Champions League last 16. They went behind early but equalised through Jiri Jarosik before half-time. With the game deadlocked and seconds left to play, Celtic were all but out of the competition. That’s when Donati stepped up to score a goal that’s now part of club folklore.

The former midfielder, now a manager in Italy’s third tier, still remembers the strike like it was yesterday. Ahead of Celtic’s next clash with Shakhtar in Warsaw on Wednesday night, he told MailSport : “I remember everything about that night.

“It’s 15 years ago already but fresh in my memory. Even now, sometimes I go on YouTube and watch the goal, just to see the atmosphere and celebrations.

“I started the game on the bench and wasn’t too happy. But I came on after just 16 minutes for Lee Naylor when we were down 1-0.

“We scored to make it 1-1 but it was a tough game. Thankfully, I got a really important goal. The game was nearly finished. I was so tired but I thought: ‘I have to try and get into the box.’

“Aiden McGeady gave me a good ball and I took a lucky touch. It wasn’t a fantastic shot – but it was in the net. For the next 15 to 20