UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Slovan Bratislava WWDDW 1
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Celtic WWWWW 5
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Match Report

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Celtic thrash Bratislava in Champions League opener

Celtic kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 5-1 home thrashing of debutants Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
1
39.3
Possession
60.7
8
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
303
Accurate Passes
506
370
Passes
572
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.1
38
Long Balls
26
15
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
16
11
Tackles
31
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
8
21
Effective Clearances
17
21
Clearances
17

Lineups

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 20Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. 3Greg TaylorLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 27Arne EngelsRM
  9. 8Kyogo FuruhashiF
  10. 38Daizen MaedaLF
  11. 10Nicolas KühnRF

Substitutes

  1. 49James ForrestSUB
  2. 13Yang Hyun-JunSUB
  3. 12Viljami SinisaloSUB
  4. 6Auston TrustySUB
  5. 17Maik NawrockiSUB
  6. 56Anthony RalstonSUB
  7. 14Luke McCowanSUB
  8. 9Adam IdahSUB
  9. 7Luis PalmaSUB
  10. 57Stephen WelshSUB
  11. 28Paulo BernardoSUB
  12. 11Álex ValleSUB

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 71Dominik TakacG
  2. 12Kenan BajricCD-L
  3. 4Guram KashiaCD-R
  4. 6Kevin WimmerLB
  5. 28César BlackmanRB
  6. 10Marko TolicAM
  7. 77Danylo IgnatenkoLM
  8. 33Juraj KuckaRM
  9. 13David StrelecF
  10. 7Vladimir WeissAM-L
  11. 11Tigran BarseghyanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Siemen VoetSUB
  2. 31Martin TrnovskySUB
  3. 93Idjessi MetokoSUB
  4. 27Matus VojtkoSUB
  5. 17Jurij MedvedevSUB
  6. 37Julius SzökeSUB
  7. 21Róbert MakSUB
  8. 26Artur GajdosSUB
  9. 35Adam HrdinaSUB
  10. 88Kyriakos SavvidisSUB
  11. 23Zuberu SharaniSUB
  12. 18Nino MarcelliSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Celtic 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 0. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
  2. 18' Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 22' Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 22' Alistair Johnston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 26' Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 47' Goal! Celtic 2, SK Slovan Bratislava 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
  7. 56' Goal! Celtic 3, SK Slovan Bratislava 0. Arne Engels (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 60' Goal! Celtic 3, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marko Tolic.
  9. 70' Goal! Celtic 4, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
  10. 71' Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Nicolas Kühn.
  11. 76' Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Kyriakos Savvidis replaces Danylo Ignatenko.
  12. 76' Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Róbert Mak replaces Vladimír Weiss.
  13. 76' Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Nino Marcelli replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  14. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston.
  15. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  16. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Reo Hatate.
  17. 80' Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Substitution, Celtic. Auston Trusty replaces Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  19. 85' Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Artur Gajdos replaces Juraj Kucka.
  20. 85' Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Idjessi Metsoko replaces David Strelec.
  21. 86' Goal! Celtic 5, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Forrest with a through ball.

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