Red Star Belgrade vs Celtic, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueCeltic 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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Nair Tiknizyan (Red Star Belgrade).
- 6': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Händel following a fast break.
- 13': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 16': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Colby Donovan.
- 16': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Händel with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
- 23': Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic).
- 26': Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Red Star Belgrade).
- 27': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tomás Händel.
- 28': Foul by Colby Donovan (Celtic).
- 28': Milos Veljkovic (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Timi Max Elsnik (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 31': Attempt missed. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik with a cross.
- 32': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade).
- 34': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Red Star Belgrade).
- 34': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Matheus (Red Star Belgrade).
- 36': Attempt saved. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic).
- 38': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 40': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Tomás Händel (Red Star Belgrade).
- 42': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Duarte with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Seol Young-Woo.
- 45': Foul by Tomás Händel (Red Star Belgrade).
- 45': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 0, Celtic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Red Star Belgrade 0, Celtic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Daizen Maeda.
- 45': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Milson replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
- 46': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic).
- 46': Franklin Tebo Uchenna (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 49': Foul by Franklin Tebo Uchenna (Red Star Belgrade).
- 49': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Mirko Ivanic is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matheus (Red Star Belgrade). Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
- 52': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matheus (Red Star Belgrade). Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
- 52': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Matheus.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Red Star Belgrade).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Liam Scales (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Colby Donovan (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matheus (Red Star Belgrade).
- 54': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 54': Milson (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 57': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 58': Foul by Franklin Tebo Uchenna (Red Star Belgrade).
- 58': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Nair Tiknizyan is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
- 62': Tomás Händel (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Händel with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Nair Tiknizyan (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 64': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 65': Attempt missed. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Händel with a cross following a corner.
- 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.
- 67': Attempt saved. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Marko Arnautovic with a through ball.
- 67': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Mirko Ivanic is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Celtic. Arne Engels replaces Reo Hatate.
- 68': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
- 72': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matheus (Red Star Belgrade).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Red Star Belgrade).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Katai replaces Marko Arnautovic.
- 76': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Seol Young-Woo.
- 76': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 76': Franklin Tebo Uchenna (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Celtic. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Timi Max Elsnik (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 79': Attempt saved. Milson (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Bruno Duarte.
- 79': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade).
- 79': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Nair Tiknizyan (Red Star Belgrade).
- 80': Nair Tiknizyan (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
- 81': Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Celtic. Marcelo Saracchi replaces Kieran Tierney.
- 82': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade).
- 83': Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade).
- 84': Foul by Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic).
- 84': Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Marcelo Saracchi.
- 88': Attempt missed. Tomás Händel (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Peter Olayinka replaces Mirko Ivanic.
- 90'+2': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 90'+2': Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 1, Celtic 1.
- 0': Match ends, Red Star Belgrade 1, Celtic 1.
Statistics
 CEL |
RSB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 35,721
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 35,721
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Braga | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Red Star Belgrade (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 13 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 30 | Franklin Tebo |
| 23 | Nayair Tiknizyan  |
| 66 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 17 | Bruno Duarte |
| 20 | Tomás Händel |
| 21 | Timi Elsnik |
| 89 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 4 | Mirko Ivanic |
| 49 | Nemanja Radonjic |
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 51 | Colby Donovan |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
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