Celtic vs Young Boys, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueCeltic seal Champions League knockout spot with Young Boys win
An own goal five minutes from time gave Celtic a 1-0 victory over Young Boys in the Champions League on Wednesday and took the Scottish side past the competition's group stage for the first time in 12 years.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 2': Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Offside, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor with a through ball.
- 9': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jaouen Hadjam.
- 11': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 14': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).
- 15': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reo Hatate with a through ball following a fast break.
- 18': Darian Males (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
- 19': Attempt saved. Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukasz Lakomy.
- 20': Foul by Nicolas Kühn (Celtic).
- 20': Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Lukasz Lakomy (Young Boys).
- 24': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys).
- 24': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Loris Benito (Young Boys).
- 25': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Reo Hatate (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
- 26': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Marvin Keller.
- 27': Offside, Celtic. Nicolas Kühn is caught offside.
- 28': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Lukasz Lakomy (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic with a cross.
- 30': Darian Males (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
- 31': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 31': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 32': VAR Decision: No Goal Celtic 0-0 Young Boys.
- 34': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 36': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Lukasz Lakomy (Young Boys).
- 37': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
- 39': Penalty Celtic. Greg Taylor draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Darian Males (Young Boys) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Penalty saved. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Marvin Keller.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jaouen Hadjam.
- 43': Attempt saved. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).
- 44': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 45': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Foul by Loris Benito (Young Boys).
- 45'+2': Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Celtic 0, Young Boys 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Celtic 0, Young Boys 0.
- 47': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
- 47': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.
- 48': Attempt saved. Arne Engels (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
- 48': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 49': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
- 49': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Offside, Celtic. Greg Taylor is caught offside.
- 51': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
- 52': Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Lukasz Lakomy (Young Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 54': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Marvin Keller.
- 55': Auston Trusty (Celtic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Darian Males (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt missed. Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 58': Delay in match (Celtic).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
- 58': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Marvin Keller.
- 63': Attempt saved. Darian Males (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Monteiro.
- 63': Attempt saved. Darian Males (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 63': Foul by Lukasz Lakomy (Young Boys).
- 63': Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Young Boys. Cedric Itten replaces Silvere Ganvoula.
- 64': Substitution, Young Boys. Miguel Chaiwa replaces Darian Males.
- 64': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
- 64': Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Arne Engels (Celtic).
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
- 69': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Arne Engels because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Celtic. Álex Valle replaces Greg Taylor.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).
- 71': Auston Trusty (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
- 71': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
- 71': Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Young Boys. Ebrima Colley replaces Joël Monteiro.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
- 75': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Cedric Itten (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaouen Hadjam with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 79': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Álex Valle.
- 81': Cedric Itten (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Auston Trusty (Celtic).
- 81': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
- 81': Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Loris Benito (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Young Boys. Lewin Blum replaces Zachary Athekame.
- 84': Substitution, Young Boys. Sandro Lauper replaces Cheikh Niasse.
- 85': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 85': Attempt missed. Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reo Hatate with a through ball.
- 86': Own Goal by Loris Benito, Young Boys. Celtic 1, Young Boys 0.
- 88': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 88': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 89': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90': Substitution, Celtic. Liam Scales replaces Nicolas Kühn.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Paulo Bernardo.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cedric Itten.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celtic 1, Young Boys 0.
- 0': Match ends, Celtic 1, Young Boys 0.
Statistics
 YB |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 423 |
| 342 | Passes | 504 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 32 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 56,544
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 56,544
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Greg Taylor |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda  |
| 10 | Nicolas Kühn  |
Young Boys (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Marvin Keller (GK) |
| 23 | Loris Benito |
| 13 | Ali Mohamed |
| 3 | Jaouen Hadjam |
| 24 | Zachary Athekame |
| 7 | Filip Ugrinic |
| 8 | Lukasz Lakomy |
| 20 | Cheikh Niasse |
| 35 | Silvére Ganvoula |
| 77 | Joel Monteiro |
| 39 | Darian Males |
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