UEFA Europa League

FT Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Rajko Mitic Stadium · 35,721 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Celtic frustrated by Red Star Belgrade in Europa League opener

Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho put Celtic ahead in Belgrade before they had to settle for a point against Red Star in their Europa League opener.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
5
53.5
Possession
46.5
8
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
4
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
427
Accurate Passes
341
497
Passes
419
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
30
Long Balls
52
12
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
4
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
22
32
Clearances
22

Lineups

RSB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1MatheusG
  2. 13Milos VeljkovicCD-L
  3. 30Franklin TeboCD-R
  4. 23Nayair TiknizyanLB
  5. 66Seol Young-WooRB
  6. 17Bruno DuarteAM
  7. 20Tomás HändelLM
  8. 21Timi ElsnikRM
  9. 89Marko ArnautovicF
  10. 4Mirko IvanicAM-L
  11. 49Nemanja RadonjicAM-R

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 20Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 51Colby DonovanRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 8Benjamin NygrenRM
  9. 38Daizen MaedaF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiLF
  11. 13Yang Hyun-JunRF

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Celtic. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Daizen Maeda.
  2. 45' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Milson replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
  3. 55' Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, Celtic 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
  4. 65' Goal! Red Star Belgrade 1, Celtic 1. Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franklin Tebo Uchenna following a corner.
  5. 68' Substitution, Celtic. Arne Engels replaces Reo Hatate.
  6. 68' Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  7. 75' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Katai replaces Marko Arnautovic.
  8. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
  9. 80' Nair Tiknizyan (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 82' Substitution, Celtic. Marcelo Saracchi replaces Kieran Tierney.
  11. 83' Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Peter Olayinka replaces Mirko Ivanic.
  14. 90'+3' Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.