FC Midtjylland vs Celtic, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Celtic's European woes continue with defeat to Midtjylland
Celtic's revival under Martin O'Neill came juddering to a halt in Jutland after they were thumped 3-1 by FC Midtjylland.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Sebastian Tounekti.
- 3': Attempt missed. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franculino Djú.
- 4': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Celtic).
- 4': Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cho Gue-Sung.
- 6': Attempt missed. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 7': Attempt missed. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen.
- 8': Foul by Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland).
- 8': James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by James Forrest.
- 10': Attempt saved. Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen.
- 10': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
- 10': James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
- 11': Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darío Osorio with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 12': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
- 13': Liam Scales (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
- 13': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic).
- 15': Handball by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 16': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
- 17': Attempt missed. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Tounekti following a set piece situation.
- 18': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Franculino Djú.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Auston Trusty (Celtic).
- 20': Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 21': Attempt saved. Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Pedro Bravo.
- 23': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 25': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
- 25': Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic).
- 33': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 33': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Celtic 0. Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Goal! FC Midtjylland 2, Celtic 0. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
- 37': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Cho Gue-Sung is caught offside.
- 41': Goal! FC Midtjylland 3, Celtic 0. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Darío Osorio.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Handball by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 3, Celtic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 3, Celtic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Callum Osmand replaces Johnny Kenny.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Daizen Maeda replaces James Forrest.
- 47': Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt missed. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 55': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland).
- 55': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mads Bech.
- 56': Attempt missed. Anthony Ralston (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Philip Billing with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland).
- 58': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Júnior Brumado replaces Franculino Djú.
- 59': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Denil Castillo replaces Darío Osorio.
- 59': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Aral Simsir replaces Mikel Krüger-Johnsen.
- 60': Attempt missed. Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Han-Beom with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt saved. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic).
- 65': Auston Trusty (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland).
- 66': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
- 67': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aral Simsir with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
- 69': Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Benjamin Nygren.
- 70': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
- 71': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Valdemar Byskov replaces Philip Billing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Aral Simsir.
- 74': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Arne Engels because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Celtic. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
- 76': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (FC Midtjylland).
- 76': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Callum Osmand (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
- 78': Penalty Celtic. Callum Osmand draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 78': Penalty conceded by Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Goal! FC Midtjylland 3, Celtic 1. Reo Hatate (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lee Han-Beom.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Ousmane Diao replaces Martin Erlic because of an injury.
- 85': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 85': Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Osmand (Celtic).
- 89': Callum Osmand went off injured after Celtic had used all subs.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
- 89': Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
- 90'+1': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
- 90'+2': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
- 90'+4': Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic).
- 90'+4': Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 90'+4': Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
- 90'+7': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 3, Celtic 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 3, Celtic 1.
Statistics
 CEL |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 207 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 296 | Passes | 433 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 7 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 50 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 50 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 10,387
Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 10,387
UEFA Europa League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Midtjylland | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Ferencvaros | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
FC Midtjylland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Elias Ólafsson (GK) |
| 6 | Martin Erlic |
| 3 | Han-Beom Lee |
| 22 | Mads Bech Sørensen |
| 43 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 10 | Cho Gue-Sung |
| 8 | Philip Billing |
| 19 | Pedro Bravo |
| 7 | Franculino Djú |
| 41 | Mikel Gogorza |
| 11 | Darío Osorio |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales  |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 56 | Anthony Ralston |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 24 | Johnny Kenny |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 49 | James Forrest |
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