
Celtic vs Atlético Madrid, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League2 - 2
Celtic can't hold off 10-man Atletico in thrilling draw
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Atletico Madrid battled back twice to draw 2-2 at Celtic in a thrilling Champions League Group E clash on Wednesday in which the Spanish side played the last few minutes with 10 men.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 2': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 4': Goal! Celtic 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a through ball.
- 6': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koke.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Reo Hatate (Celtic).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Reo Hatate because of an injury.
- 8': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Jan Oblak tries a through ball, but Saúl Ñíguez is caught offside.
- 13': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 14': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
- 16': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 16': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 17': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
- 19': Foul by Luis Palma (Celtic).
- 19': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Penalty Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Penalty conceded by Greg Taylor (Celtic) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Penalty saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Goal! Celtic 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 27': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 27': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Goal! Celtic 2, Atletico Madrid 1. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
- 30': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Axel Witsel tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 30': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 32': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Galán.
- 34': (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 38': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 39': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Stefan Savic tries a through ball, but Axel Witsel is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 42': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 45'+2': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+4': (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+4': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Celtic 2, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Celtic 2, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Javi Galán.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
- 47': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 47': Luis Palma (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
- 50': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Luis Palma (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 53': Goal! Celtic 2, Atletico Madrid 2. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 58': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 59': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 59': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 59': Greg Taylor (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 59': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Celtic. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Luis Palma.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Savic.
- 63': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Liam Scales.
- 65': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 72': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 72': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 77': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 82': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 82': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Second yellow card to Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) for a bad foul.
- 82': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a through ball.
- 87': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
- 87': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Celtic).
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
- 89': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 90'+3': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
- 90'+3': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celtic 2, Atletico Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Celtic 2, Atletico Madrid 2.
Statistics
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CEL![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
15 | SHOTS | 6 |
6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
481 | Accurate Passes | 571 |
583 | Passes | 670 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
13 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
62 | Long Balls | 41 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
12 | Tackles | 9 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
11 | Interceptions | 9 |
19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 55,844
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
5 | Liam Scales |
20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers ![]() |
3 | Greg Taylor ![]() |
2 | Alistair Johnston |
42 | Callum McGregor |
41 | Reo Hatate |
33 | Matt O'Riley |
8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
7 | Luis Palma |
38 | Daizen Maeda |
Atlético Madrid (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
20 | Axel Witsel |
22 | Mario Hermoso |
15 | Stefan Savic ![]() |
8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
5 | Rodrigo De Paul ![]() |
6 | Koke |
17 | Javi Galán ![]() |
16 | Nahuel Molina ![]() |
19 | Álvaro Morata |
7 | Antoine Griezmann |
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