Aston Villa vs Celtic, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Aston Villa

3': Morgan Rogers
5': Morgan Rogers
60': Ollie Watkins
90'+1': Morgan Rogers

FT
4 - 2

Celtic

36': Adam Idah
38': Adam Idah

Aston Villa seal top 8 spot as Rogers hat-trick sinks Celtic

Morgan Rogers scored hat-trick and Ollie Watkins opened his Champions League account as Aston Villa beat Celtic 4-2 in a breathtaking game to seal their last-16 spot on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Celtic 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
5': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Celtic 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
7': Offside, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey is caught offside.
8': Attempt missed. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
9': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
12': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
12': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
13': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
16': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
21': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
21': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Auston Trusty (Celtic).
22': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt saved. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
25': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
26': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
26': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
32': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
33': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
36': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Celtic 1. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
38': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Celtic 2. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
40': Foul by Nicolas Kühn (Celtic).
40': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Adam Idah (Celtic).
41': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
41': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
43': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
43': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
45'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Celtic 2.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Celtic 2.
46': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
46': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
48': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
54': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
57': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
57': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Celtic 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
62': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
63': Offside, Celtic. Auston Trusty is caught offside.
63': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
63': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
64': Penalty Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins draws a foul in the penalty area.
64': Penalty conceded by Auston Trusty (Celtic) after a foul in the penalty area.
67': Penalty missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
67': (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
69': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
70': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
70': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
70': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
72': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
73': Substitution, Celtic. Luis Palma replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
73': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Arne Engels.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
75': Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
75': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
76': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
76': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
79': Substitution, Celtic. Daniel Cummings replaces Adam Idah.
81': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a through ball.
82': Offside, Celtic. Nicolas Kühn is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Reo Hatate.
83': Substitution, Celtic. Dane Murray replaces Liam Scales.
87': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Nicolas Kühn (Celtic).
88': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Celtic 2. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Dane Murray (Celtic).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Celtic 2.
0': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Celtic 2.

Statistics

CEL		AVL
15	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
41.6	Possession	58.4
6	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	8
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
311	Accurate Passes	450
359	Passes	507
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	2
10	Crosses	10
0.0	Cross %	0.2
38	Long Balls	32
15	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
15	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	6
21	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,824

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
44	Boubacar Kamara
4	Ezri Konsa
12	Lucas Digne
2	Matty Cash
27	Morgan Rogers
8	Youri Tielemans
26	Lamare Bogarde
11	Ollie Watkins
41	Jacob Ramsey
31	Leon Bailey

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Kosta Nedeljkovic, Jhon Durán, Ian Maatsen, Oliwier Zych, Robin Olsen, John McGinn, Travis Patterson, Kadan Young, Sil Swinkels.

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
6	Auston Trusty
3	Greg Taylor
2	Alistair Johnston
42	Callum McGregor
41	Reo Hatate
27	Arne Engels
9	Adam Idah
13	Yang Hyun-Jun
10	Nicolas Kühn

Celtic Substitutes:

Anthony Ralston, Luke McCowan, Daniel Cummings, Luis Palma, Paulo Bernardo, Adam Montgomery, Scott Bain, Dane Murray, Viljami Sinisalo, Maik Nawrocki.

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