UEFA Champions League

Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Celtic
  • 17': Liam Scales
  • 47': Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 56': Arne Engels (P)
  • 70': Daizen Maeda
  • 86': Adam Idah
FT
5 - 1
Slovan Bratislava
  • 60': Kevin Wimmer

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Nicolas Kühn (Celtic).
  • 2': Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a through ball.
  • 5': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
  • 5': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 8': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Liam Scales.
  • 9': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
  • 11': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Danylo Ignatenko.
  • 12': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Nicolas Kühn (Celtic).
  • 12': Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Hand ball by Guram Kashia (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Vladimír Weiss.
  • 16': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
  • 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.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn with a through ball.
  • 18': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 18': Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 22': Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
  • 25': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 25': Kevin Wimmer (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 26': Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 26': Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Daizen Maeda.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Strelec with a through ball.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
  • 34': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 34': Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 39': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
  • 39': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
  • 43': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Vladimír Weiss (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 44': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Celtic 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
  • 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.
  • 50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kenan Bajric.
  • 50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arne Engels with a through ball.
  • 55': Penalty Celtic. Alistair Johnston draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Penalty conceded by Danylo Ignatenko (SK Slovan Bratislava) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 56': Goal! Celtic 3, SK Slovan Bratislava 0. Arne Engels (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
  • 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.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
  • 62': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 64': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 65': Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 71': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Nicolas Kühn.
  • 73': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 76': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Kyriakos Savvidis replaces Danylo Ignatenko.
  • 76': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Róbert Mak replaces Vladimír Weiss.
  • 76': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Nino Marcelli replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 77': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston.
  • 77': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 77': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Reo Hatate.
  • 78': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Róbert Mak (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 78': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
  • 78': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 80': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 82': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 82': Foul by Adam Idah (Celtic).
  • 82': Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
  • 85': Substitution, Celtic. Auston Trusty replaces Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 85': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Artur Gajdos replaces Juraj Kucka.
  • 85': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Idjessi Metsoko replaces David Strelec.
  • 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.
  • 88': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 88': Idjessi Metsoko (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 89': James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
  • 90': Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
  • 90'+1': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Daizen Maeda.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Róbert Mak (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Tolic.
  • 90'+2': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Celtic 5, SK Slovan Bratislava 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Celtic 5, SK Slovan Bratislava 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 56,826

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 6 +16 18
2 Bayern Munich 6 +11 15
3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 +11 13
4 Manchester City 6 +6 13
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5 Liam Scales
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers Yellow Card
3 Greg Taylor
2 Alistair Johnston Yellow Card
42 Callum McGregor
41 Reo Hatate
27 Arne Engels
8 Kyogo Furuhashi
38 Daizen Maeda
10 Nicolas Kühn
Celtic Substitutes:
James Forrest, Yang Hyun-Jun, Viljami Sinisalo, Auston Trusty, Maik Nawrocki, Anthony Ralston, Luke McCowan, Adam Idah, Luis Palma, Stephen Welsh, Paulo Bernardo, Álex Valle.

SLB Slovan Bratislava (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
71 Dominik Takac (GK)
12 Kenan Bajric
4 Guram Kashia
6 Kevin Wimmer Yellow Card
28 César Blackman
10 Marko Tolic Yellow Card
77 Danylo Ignatenko
33 Juraj Kucka
13 David Strelec
7 Vladimir Weiss Yellow Card
11 Tigran Barseghyan
Slovan Bratislava Substitutes:
Siemen Voet, Martin Trnovsky, Idjessi Metoko, Matus Vojtko, Jurij Medvedev, Julius Szöke, Róbert Mak, Artur Gajdos, Adam Hrdina, Kyriakos Savvidis, Zuberu Sharani, Nino Marcelli.

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