UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, January 22, 2026
Celtic LLWWW 2
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Bologna LLDWL 2
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CEL202
BOL022
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Match Report

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Celtic battle for Europa League draw at Bologna

Ten-man Celtic lost a two-goal half-time lead but held on for what could be a precious Europa League point in Bologna.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
16
7
Saves
3
29.1
Possession
70.9
8
SHOTS
36
5
ON GOAL
10
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
164
Accurate Passes
455
241
Passes
526
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
18
4
Crosses
68
0.5
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
57
16
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
11
17
Effective Tackles
8
30
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
5
75
Effective Clearances
17
75
Clearances
17

Lineups

BOL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lukasz SkorupskiG
  2. 14Torbjørn HeggemCD-L
  3. 16NicolóCD-R
  4. 33Juan MirandaLB
  5. 20Nadir ZorteaRB
  6. 6Nikola MoroCM
  7. 4Tommaso PobegaLM
  8. 19Lewis FergusonRM
  9. 24Thijs DallingaF
  10. 30Benjamín DomínguezLF
  11. 11Jon RoweRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Emil HolmSUB
  2. 21Jens OdgaardSUB
  3. 7Riccardo OrsoliniSUB
  4. 74Simone NegriSUB
  5. 22Charalampos LykogiannisSUB
  6. 70Davide BaroncioniSUB
  7. 73Francesco CastaldoSUB
  8. 13Federico RavagliaSUB
  9. 71Luca LaiSUB
  10. 41Martin VitíkSUB
  11. 28Nicolò CambiaghiSUB
  12. 25Massimo PessinaSUB

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 6Auston TrustyCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 51Colby DonovanRB
  6. 41Reo HatateAM
  7. 42Callum McGregorLM
  8. 27Arne EngelsRM
  9. 38Daizen MaedaF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiAM-L
  11. 13Yang Hyun-JunAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Ross DoohanSUB
  2. 56Anthony RalstonSUB
  3. 50Sean McardleSUB
  4. 28Paulo BernardoSUB
  5. 8Benjamin NygrenSUB
  6. 49James ForrestSUB
  7. 24Johnny KennySUB
  8. 10Michel-Ange BalikwishaSUB
  9. 14Luke McCowanSUB
  10. 12Viljami SinisaloSUB
  11. 47Dane MurraySUB
  12. 61Samuel IsiguzoSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Bologna 0, Celtic 1. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
  2. 27' Daizen Maeda (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Reo Hatate (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Second yellow card to Reo Hatate (Celtic) for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Juan Miranda (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 40' Goal! Bologna 0, Celtic 2. Auston Trusty (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Arne Engels following a corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Celtic. Benjamin Nygren replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
  8. 56' Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Tommaso Pobega.
  9. 58' Goal! Bologna 1, Celtic 2. Thijs Dallinga (Bologna) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jens Odgaard following a corner.
  10. 72' Goal! Bologna 2, Celtic 2. Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  11. 73' Substitution, Bologna. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Lewis Ferguson.
  12. 73' Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Benja Domínguez.
  13. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Johnny Kenny replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  14. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Colby Donovan.
  15. 85' Substitution, Bologna. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Nicolò Casale.
  16. 88' Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Arne Engels.

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.