2021-11-25: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-2 Celtic, UEFA Cup

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Trivia

KO: 17:45; UEFA Cup/Europa League; Match day 5
Celtic already guaranteed at least third place drop down to the new Europa Conference competition.
Celtic now out of contention for qualification to next round.
Jota scores a cracking goal and then celebrates by doing some meditation (seriously) with a Buddhist /lotus position sit down.
Juranovic shows why again why he is the main penalty taker by scoring a panenka goal.
Credit to the Celtic travelling support, they were superb in a half empty stadium, and brilliant to see pics & reports on them from Germany.
Chris Sutton banned from Ibrox so BT Sport set to broadcast analysis of Sevco vs Sparta Prague from an empty Celtic Park, with Celtic in Germany!
Reports/Rumours: police officer Bernard Higgins to start at Celtic wrt security in January which is very controversial and Celtic fans have overwhelmingly made clear (even at AGM) that they’re against it due to his past history of heavy handed OTT policing of Celtic fans. Basically abuse of power.
Celtic support unite via @celtic_shared twitter and release an open letter to the board making clear opposition to proposed appointment of Bernard Higgins (signatories include all the major Celtic CSCs and websites Inc this one).
Former Rangers player John Fleck collapsed on field playing for Sheffield Utd. Rushed to hospital but reports thankfully positive. Rare but still a number of similar incidents over recent years.
Parma sack Enzo Maresca. He was heavily tipped for Celtic role before Ange got it and even Howe was favourite for the role after Lennon was cut.

Summary

Ange Postecoglou Speaking to an Australian journalist:
“The European nights are unbelievable. They’re singing you’ll never walk alone and I’m waiting in the tunnel to come out – it just seems surreal to me. That I’m at that club where that song gets played before we go out”

Ange Postecoglou: “We didn’t finish the game off in the way that we could have. But credit to the players, Leverkusen are a fantastic team and we came to their backyard and gave them a game.”

Twitter:

Brilliant game, some effort from both sets of players, Ange wanted to use this game as a marker for how they’ve improved, the goals they concede are still so soft but the improvement in his team from the reverse fixture just 8 weeks ago can’t be denied.

A disgrace the Bayer goalkeeper was NOT sent off for his lunge at Kyogo which could have been very serious. The Referee had to be referred to go review it on the monitor as he gave nothing at first but then gave a penalty to Celtic plus a yellow card to the Bayer goalkeeper. Wonderful Panenka goal by Jaranovic.

Joe Hart was actually superb in goals, unlucky with the scoreline but shows his experience & worth.

Etims: FT Leverkusen 3 #Celtic 2
A brilliant game of fitba.
Game changed when front 3 replaced & Bitton (who was sublime) went off injured. We don’t have squad depth but…what a turnaround in performance from 0-4 home pumping to competing away to same team. More improvement to come

The Celtic Wiki: Lots of positives tonight. We know we don’t have the strength in depth yet. Take the chance to rest players against Betis now.

HP : The difference in the quality of the front 3 compared to those who replaced them was stark, sucked the impetus right out of us going forward .

A sore result to take , improvement in the team is obvious as is our weaknesses.

AP : Hart stopped that from being a pumping.
Bitton going off upset the defence, finishing front three are’nt the answer.
Improvement but not reached the required level yet. The fact there was hope for a bit is encouraging for next season. Too many lightweights just now.

Teams

Celtic:

Formation 4-1-4-1

15Hart
56Ralston
20Carter-VickersBooked at 69mins
57Welsh
88Juranovic
6Bitton
Substituted forMcCarthyat 76′minutes
49Forrest
Substituted forAbadaat 72′minutes
14Turnbull
42McGregor
17Neves Filipe
Substituted forJohnstonat 72′minutes
8Furuhashi

Substituted forAjetiat 76′minutes

Substitutes

5Scales
10Ajeti
11Abada
12Soro
16McCarthy
19Johnston
26Urhoghide
29Bain
30Shaw
47Murray
54Montgomery
71Oluwayemi

Goals:

Juranovic (40′minutes pen),
Neves Filipe (56′minutes)

Assists: Furuhashi (56′minutes)

B Leverkusen

Formation 4-4-2

1HrádeckyBooked at 39mins
30Frimpong
6Kossounou
4Tah
33Hincapié
Substituted forSinkgravenat 75′minutes
19Diaby
8Andrich
25PalaciosBooked at 33mins
7Sampaio Filho
Substituted forAmiriat 75′minutes
31Adli
27Wirtz

Substituted forTapsobaat 89′minutes

Substitutes

3Retsos
11Amiri
12Tapsoba
22Sinkgraven
36Lomb
37Gedikli
40Lunev

Goals:

Andrich (16′minutes, 82′minutes),
Diaby (87′minutes)

Assists:

Wirtz (16′minutes, 87′minutes),
Amiri (82′minutes)

Ref: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
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Stats

B LeverkusenAway TeamCeltic

Possession: Home58%; Away42%

Shots: Home16; Away5

Shots on Target: Home7; Away3

Corners: Home11; Away3

Fouls: Home10; Away7

Articles

Story of Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Celtic: No shame in being competitive
There should not be any real sense that Celtic let a golden opportunity slip from their grasp in the BayArena.
By Andrew Smith
Thursday, 25th November 2021, 9:06 pm
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/story-of-bayer-leverkusen-3-2-celtic-no-shame-in-being-competitive-3472183

Yes, the 3-2 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen that has closed the door on progress in the Europa League may have resulted from the loss of two goals in the final eight minutes of normal time. But it could not be argued that the home side did not deserve their win that has made them unassailable at the top of Group G, and condemned Celtic to the Conference League in preventing them being able to usurp Real Betis.

For all that Ange Postecoglou’s men flirted with the possibility of posting Celtic’s first victory in 13 outings on German soil – courtesy of taking a 56th minute lead with a sublime counter-attacking move that allowed Jota to produce a finish to match – they were not the equal of their hosts. Even when this second goal followed on from them having equalised courtesy of Josip Juranovic netting an outrageous Paneka-style penalty kick that crossed the line via the underside of the bar…the 39th minute spot-kick awarded after a smart VAR spot that keeper Lukáš Hrádecký had horribly wiped out Kyogo Furuhashi as he bounded out to deal with a cross.
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There is no shame that Celtic were ultimately second best, that their late undoing means they have now conceded more goals – 13 – than any other team in the Europa League. Postecoglou’s men were competitive in a country in which they have so often failed to make any sort of impression across a host of previous visits. It would be easy to point to Celtic substitutions as turning the encounter. Certainly, the visitors seemed destablised when the commanding Nir Bitton was forced off with injury midway through the period, to be replaced by James McCarthy. Similarly, that could be argued of Postecoglou feeling the need to replace tiring front three Jota, Furuhashi, and James Forrest with Mikey Johnston, Albian Ajeti and Liel Abada.
Celtic’s Croatian defender Josip Juranovic clips a panenka penalty and equalise against Bayer Leverkusen. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Celtic’s Croatian defender Josip Juranovic clips a panenka penalty and equalise against Bayer Leverkusen. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

However, Celtic had already ridden their luck by that point, for all that they had some confident, encouraging spells. Joe Hart seemed anointed just before his team made it 2-1 with a quite ridiculous double save that followed Leverkusen slicing them through the middle after Moussa Diaby outpaced Anthony Ralston. His fired-in low effort that Hart blocked with his legs seemed to only delay the inevitable when the ball then broke to Amine Aldi six yards out of an unguarded net. But Hart turned magician-come-acrobat to scramble across and not only pluck the ball off the midfielder’s toes but clasp it. Just ahead of the break, Celtic had also enjoyed good fortune with Leverkusen striking each post within a matter of seconds.

The flow was all towards the Celtic goal before Leverkusen twice picked them off in ruthless fashion. They were seriously creaking when Ralston slashed at a clearance and sent it to Aldi at the right channel. He was able to switch it to Nadiem Amiri deep on the left with his cut-back driven in by Robert Andrich. Five minutes after this 82nd minute equaliser, Celtic’s were delivered a fatal blow when pulled apart in a move that finished with Moussa Diaby volleying in from 14 yards. It is fair to say we have all been guilty of obsessing over the strike-out strategy that is the hill Postecoglou is willing to die on. It can obscure to one salient fact: what can be wounding to his Celtic is not the “openness” his Leverkusen counterpart Gerardo Seoane said his side would seek to exploit. It can still be simple defending from set-pieces.

There was something depressingly familiar about Andrich being able to run off Ralston and bound in to meet a Florian Witz corner with his jutting head for the home side’s 16th minute opener. Postecoglou has changed much about Celtic, but what proved to be a desperately damaging weakness defending corners and cross balls last season has yet to be effectively tackled. Indeed, the concession was all the more exasperating because Celtic had been delivered a warning minutes earlier when Andrich missed the target from a carbon-copy situation.

Postecoglou will prefer to push the positives of the evening, and these weren’t in short supply for all that Leverkusen were sharper and deadlier when it really counted. Forrest showed all of his crucial worth in a first start since mid-August, never more so than with his part in a quite brilliant build-up for on-loan Benfica winger Jota’s seventh goal in Celtic colours. Hart started it off with a pinpoint kick from his hands that allowed Forrest to produce a delightful back-flick into the path of Bitton. The Israeli’s attempted switch to Jota on left was initially blocked by a falling Jeremie Frimpong but when it ran loose Furuhashi was able to slip the ball to the winger for him to steer an inch-perfect, first time low drive into the corner of the net. The goal made for only the second time that Celtic have scored twice in a game in Germany in 13 such encounters and, remarkably, it was the eighth they have struck in their group travels this season. That the flip side is they have also given up nine in these three away games pretty much says everything about where Celtic are in the here and now.
Robert Andrich of Bayer 04 Leverkusen scores his side’s first goal during the UEFA Europa League group G match. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)
Robert Andrich of Bayer 04 Leverkusen scores his side’s first goal during the UEFA Europa League group G match. (Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)

Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky, Frimpong, Kossounou, Tah, Hincapie (Sinkgraven 75), Palacios, Andrich, Diaby, Wirtz (Tapsoba 89), Paulinho (Amiri 72), Adli. Subs: Lomb, Lunev, Retsos, Gedikli.

Celtic: Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Welsh, Juranovic, Bitton (McCarthy 76), McGregor, Forrest (Abada 72), Turnbull, Jota (Johnston 72), Kyogo (Ajeti 76). Subs: Bain, Scales, Oluwayemi, Ajeti, Soro, Urhoghide, Shaw, Murray, Montgomery.

Celtic’s Joe Hart wows predecessor with astonishing bit of goalkeeping

Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart made a breathtaking save during the Europa League match against Bayer Leverkusen.
By Angus Wright
Thursday, 25th November 2021, 7:25 pm
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtics-joe-hart-wows-predecessor-with-astonishing-bit-of-goalkeeping-3472153

With the score tied a 1-1 on 54 minutes, Hart made a point-blank save from Moussa Diaby with his feet, only for the ball to land in the path of Amine Adli with the goal gaping.

However, Hart rushed back to his goal and plunged in front of the young Frenchman near the goal-line, stopping the ball from going over the line and then managing to control it with his hand as the loose ball squirmed away from him.
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Minutes later, Celtic went on to score via Jota to go 2-1 ahead, although Leverkusen went on to win the match 3-2 and end Celtic’s hopes of reaching the Europa League knock-out stage.

The save brought a lot of praise for the England international, with former Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper Rab Douglas tweeting: “Joe Hart take a bow. Outstanding.”

Former England winger Trevor Sinclair also hailed Hart, tweeting: “Joe Hart with an 80/20 challenge against him & with his hands and won it to keep the ball out the net.”

…

BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59308724
By Martin WattBBC Scotland

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1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section European Football
Josip Juranovic’s Panenka penalty hauled Celtic level shortly before half-time
Josip Juranovic’s Panenka penalty hauled Celtic level shortly before half-time

Celtic’s hopes of Europa League progression were extinguished after a late collapse condemned them to defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.

The Scottish club were on course for a first win in Germany after fighting back with an audacious Josip Juranovic penalty – awarded after a VAR check – and a second-half Jota strike.

But Robert Andrich, whose header had given the hosts an early lead, equalised in the 82nd minute and Moussa Diaby thumped in the winner to secure top spot for Leverkusen.

It leaves Celtic four points behind second-place Real Betis, who beat Ferencvaros 2-0, with the Spaniards visiting Glasgow next month in their final group fixture.

Celtic were already assured of third place and a Europa Conference play-off spot, where they will face a runner-up from that tournament, but the nature of this defeat will sting after a promising performance.

Reaction & as it happened

The Scots were taught a harsh lesson in finishing when ruthless Leverkusen racked up a 4-0 win in Glasgow in September, but that proved a turning point for Postecoglou’s men, who had won eight and drawn one since.

They had goalkeeper Joe Hart’s heroics – and the woodwork – to thank for a turnaround which would have made history on the club’s 13th visit to Germany.

But Leverkusen’s barrage of late pressure overwhelmed Celtic, who have conceded the highest number of goals in the group stage as their defensive frailties were again laid bare.

They fell behind amid a flurry of early home pressure, having not heeded an earlier warning when Andrich rose unchallenged to head over.

The midfielder made no mistake second time around, running from the edge of the box to meet another Florian Wirtz corner and guide a header in at the far post.

Celtic staged a spirited response, showing composure in possession and pressing with intensity, but were struggling to make inroads in the final third.

When they fashioned a first effort at goal after 40 minutes, it provided the equaliser. Jota swung a dangerous cross into the penalty box and goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky got nowhere near the ball as his attempt to punch clear caught Kyogo Furuhashi flush in the face.

Juranovic – back on penalty duties with Giorgios Giakoumakis injured – was calmness personified with a chipped spot-kick down the middle that kissed the bar on its way in.

The woodwork smiled on Celtic again to keep them level before half-time. Juranovic overran the ball on the edge of the box and Diaby rattled a ferocious angled drive off the near post before Wirtz stabbed the rebound off the opposite upright.

Another scare followed swiftly after the restart, with Hart blocking Diaby’s effort with his legs then diving at the feet of Amine Adli to prevent the winger tapping in.

It was an incredible double save. And Hart was not done there, sparking the move which gave Celtic the lead with a throw out to James Forrest in the opposition half.

The visitors worked the ball slickly into the box where former Celtic full-back Jeremie Frimpong’s slip allowed Kyogo to lay the ball off for Jota to whip a shot past the helpless Hradecky.

With half an hour to go, Celtic were dropping deeper but keeping Leverkusen out as Hart parried an Adli strike over the bar.

The former England international made another terrific stop to divert Adli’s shot over with a foot, even though the 21-year-old looked yards offside, and Celtic were made to rue that decision in the next phase of play.

Nadiem Amiri cushioned a Wirtz cross back to Andrich for an empathic finish through Hart’s legs for the equaliser.

Leverkusen kept up the momentum Diaby lashed home a bouncing strike on the edge of the box from a delicious scooped pass from Wirtz, before Celtic’s David Turnbull had a close-range effort tipped wide in the final seconds as his side’s exit was confirmed.
Man of the match – Cameron Carter-Vickers
The Celtic defender was unlucky to be on the losing side after an excellent display
The Celtic defender was unlucky to be on the losing side after countless key tackles and interventions in an excellent display
What did we learn?

This was a far more controlled Celtic display than their hammering by Leverkusen in Glasgow, but Postecoglou’s side were undermined by their failure to protect a lead – or cling on a for a point – in the final 10 minutes.

While averaging two goals scored per game in the group, their 13 conceded is far too many and ultimately the reason why they drop down to the Europa Conference.
What’s next?

Celtic host Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday (15:00 GMT) and complete their Europa League group campaign at home to Real Betis on 9 December (20:00).
Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen have never lost a home Europa League group stage match in 15 previous games (W12 D3) – the most of any side without losing in the competition’s history.
Celtic have scored two or more goals in each of their last four away games in the Europa League, but have gone on to win only one of those matches (L3), beating Ferencvaros 3-2 at the start of the month.
Celtic have conceded at least once in 26 of their 28 away Europa League games, conceding in each of their last 11 such matches in the competition, since a 1-0 win in Rosenborg back in November 2018.
Florian Wirtz has been directly involved in ten goals in 13 Europa League appearances for Bayer Leverkusen (five goals, five assists).
Robert Andrich has scored three goals in his last three appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions, more than he netted in his first nine appearances for the club this season (two).
Celtic’s Josip Juranovic has had two attempts on goal in this season’s Europa League campaign, both penalties which he converted.

Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Celtic 2.
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Full Time

Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Celtic 2.

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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
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Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
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Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
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Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Liel Abada (Celtic).
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Attempt blocked. Anthony Ralston (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Johnston.
89′

Substitution

Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Florian Wirtz.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Daley Sinkgraven.
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Goal!

Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Celtic 2. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
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Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michael Johnston (Celtic).
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Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
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Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by James McCarthy.
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Goal!

Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Celtic 2. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.

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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
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Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Joe Hart.
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Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
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Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albian Ajeti.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Albian Ajeti replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. James McCarthy replaces Nir Bitton.
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Substitution

Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Piero Hincapié.
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Substitution

Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Paulinho.
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Attempt saved. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Joe Hart.
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Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Liel Abada replaces James Forrest.
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Substitution

Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces Jota.
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Booking

Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
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Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
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Offside, Celtic. Cameron Carter-Vickers tries a through ball, but James Forrest is caught offside.

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Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jota (Celtic).
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Goal!

Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 2. Jota (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi following a fast break.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
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Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
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Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
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Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Offside, Celtic. Nir Bitton tries a through ball, but Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
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Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half

Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1.
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Half Time

First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1.
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Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

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Josip Juranovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.

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Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
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Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 1. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
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Booking

Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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VAR Decision: Penalty Celtic.
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Penalty Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nir Bitton.
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Offside, Celtic. David Turnbull tries a through ball, but Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
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Booking

Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
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Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lukás Hrádecky tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
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Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
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Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong tries a through ball, but Amine Adli is caught offside.
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Goal!

Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Celtic 0. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.

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Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
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Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nir Bitton.
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Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
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Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
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Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Josip Juranovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kick Off

First Half begins.
Posted at 17:46

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.