UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Celtic WWDWW 2
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Aston Villa WWDLD 4
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CEL202
AVL224
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 44Boubacar KamaraCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 26Lamare BogardeRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 6Auston TrustyCD-R
  4. 3Greg TaylorLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 27Arne EngelsRM
  9. 9Adam IdahF
  10. 13Yang Hyun-JunLF
  11. 10Nicolas KühnRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 30' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Matty Cash because of an injury.
  4. 36' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Celtic 1. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 67' Penalty missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
  8. 73' Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Arne Engels.
  9. 73' Substitution, Celtic. Luis Palma replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  10. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  11. 79' Substitution, Celtic. Daniel Cummings replaces Adam Idah.
  12. 82' Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Reo Hatate.
  13. 83' Substitution, Celtic. Dane Murray replaces Liam Scales.
  14. 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.

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