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Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
A goal and a man up.
Brendan Rodgers will be demanding control from his side in the final 20 minutes.
Summary
Sportsound commentary from Celtic Park by hitting 'listen live'
Scales & Nygren score within three minutes of each other after break
Horvat flashes in stunning opener for Sturm, who have Chukwuani sent off for ugly challenge on McGregor after going behind
Johnston & Iheanacho both go off injured early on
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Have your say on the action
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get involved 'Horrific'published at 21:31 BST
Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
That's a horrific tackle on McGregor. Vile.
Steven
RED CARD - Chukwuani (Sturm Graz)published at 70 mins
Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
Tochi Chukwuani leaves his studs up in a 50/50 challenge with Callum McGregor and he catches the Celtic captain high on the shine.
Ouch. The referee is straight over with the red card.
Postpublished at 69 mins
Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
The camera pans to Kelechi Iheanacho, who is trying to pretend he's okay because he's worried Liam Scales is going to take his place long tem.
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Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
Nobody can say Celtic don't deserve that.
They now have to see this out.
It's bedlam inside Celtic Parkpublished at 21:26 BST
Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic ParkWhat a release inside this stadium.
A goal looked like it would never come, never mind two, but now Celtic have their tails right up, as does this crowd.
They have a fantastic chance now to earn a vital and much-needed win.
'He couldn't fail this time'published at 21:25 BST
Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC SportsoundChance after chance after chance after chance. And then he puts it in from a corner.
Unbelievable from four yards out. Nygren's had the easiest chances - he couldn't fail this time.
Can they go on and win this game now?
'Deserved goal for Nygren'published at 21:25 BST
Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz
Neil Lennon
Former Celtic manager on TNT SportsGood for you, Benjamin.
He's kept going all night and he could've had four.
It's a great ball in and Nygren has been a threat all night.
He's deserved that goal because he's kept going.
Image source, SNS
GOAL Celtic 2-1 Sturm Grazpublished at 64 mins
Benjamin Nygren
*bleep* your Honda Civic I've a Benjamin Nygren outside!
Two goals in three minutes, and it's Nygren who finally scores with a close-range header.
Celtic Park is rocking.
'Centre-half showingforwards how it's done'published at 21:22 BST
Celtic 1-1 Sturm Graz
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC SportsoundA centre-half steps up to do the business. Shows the forwards, shows those attackers how it's done.
Scales does absolutely fantastic. That gives them a real chance now.
GOAL Celtic 1-1 Sturm Grazpublished at 61 mins
Liam Scales
Celtic. Have. Scored.
Has Brendan Rodgers found a striker?
Cool as you like, Liam Scales cushions a lovely finish into the far corner after Colby Donovan drags a pass into the box.
Game on!
Image source, SNSGREAT SAVE!published at 60 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
How. Have. Celtic. Not. Scored?
Benjamin Nygren is denied by a superb point-blank save.
Postpublished at 59 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
A decent chance on the edge of the box for Otar Kiteishvili is skied over.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 58 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
Cameron Carter-Vickers takes a yellow for a poor challenge through the back of his man.
That's naughty, that.
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Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC SportsoundOh my word, what a great ball from Liam Scales. Right through the middle - he's in.
All he's got to do is keep his eyes on the ball, get it on target.
'Great ball from Scales'published at 21:18 BST
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
Neil Lennon
Former Celtic manager on TNT SportsIt's a magnificent ball from Scales and a magnificent run from Nygren.
He just get it all wrong, he could have had a hat-trick of headers.
They need to keep going and keep believing.
Postpublished at 56 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
Benjamin Nygren. What are you doing?!
A perfect Liam Scales ball finds him in the box, but he heads so far wide under zero pressure.
Fifty-pence heid.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 55 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
Jon Stankovic is into the book for a clear tug on Reo Hatate.
Postpublished at 54 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
Hmm, there's just gaps starting to appear in the Celtic defence when Sturm break.
Postpublished at 51 mins
Celtic 0-1 Sturm Graz
More frustration for Sebastian Tounekti as his cross goes straight behind for a goal kick.
UEFA Europa League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 23rd October
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On Thursday 23rd October
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Celtic, Position 21, Points 4
- Sturm Graz, Position 25, Points 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Midtjylland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
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2 Sporting Braga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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4 Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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5 Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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6 Ferencváros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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7 Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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8 Brann | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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10 Young Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
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12 Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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13 Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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14 Fenerbahçe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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16 Celta Vigo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
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18 Bologna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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19 Genk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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20 PAOK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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22 Panathinaikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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24 Basel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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25 Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
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26 FCSB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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27 Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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28 Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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29 Ludogorets Razgrad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
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30 Malmö FF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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32 Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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33 Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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34 Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
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35 Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Play-off
Team Lineups
home team, Celtic
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
- 1, Schmeichel, Goalkeeper
- 2, Johnston, Defender20, Carter-Vickers, Defender5, Scales, Defender63, Tierney, Defender
- 8, Nygren, Midfielder42, McGregor, Midfielder41, Hatate, Midfielder
- 27, Engels, Striker17, Iheanacho, Striker23, Tounekti, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, K. Schmeichel
- Number 63, K. Tierney
- Number 5, L. Scales
- Number 20, C. Carter-Vickers , Yellow Card at 58 minutes
- Number 2, A. Johnston , substituted for C. Donovan at 26 minutes
- Number 41, R. Hatate
- Number 42, C. McGregor , Captain
- Number 8, B. Nygren
- Number 23, S. Tounekti
- Number 17, K. Ịheanachọ , substituted for J. Kenny at 4 minutes
- Number 27, A. Engels
Substitutes
home team, Celtic
- Number 10, M. Balikwisha
- Number 51, C. Donovan
- Number 49, J. Forrest
- Number 28, Paulo Bernardo
- Number 24, J. Kenny
- Number 14, L. McCowan
- Number 47, D. Murray
- Number 56, A. Ralston
- Number 36, M. Saracchi
- Number 12, V. Sinisalo
- Number 6, A. Trusty
- Number 13, Yang Hyun-Jun
away team, Sturm Graz
Manager: Jürgen Säumel
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 40, Bignetti, Goalkeeper
- 5, Oermann, Defender47, Aiwu, Defender24, Lavalée, Defender17, Karic, Defender
- 4, Gorenc Stankovic, Defensive Midfielder21, Chukwuani, Defensive Midfielder
- 19, Horvat, Attacking Midfielder10, Kiteishvili, Attacking Midfielder8, Rózga, Attacking Midfielder
- 77, Malone, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 40, M. Bignetti
- Number 17, E. Karić
- Number 24, D. Lavalée
- Number 47, E. Aiwu
- Number 5, T. Oermann , substituted for J. Mitchell at 46 minutes
- Number 21, T. Chukwuani , Red Card at 70 minutes
- Number 4, J. Gorenc Stankovič , Captain, Yellow Card at 56 minutes
- Number 8, F. Rózga , substituted for J. Hödl at 59 minutes
- Number 10, O. Kiteishvili
- Number 19, T. Horvat
- Number 77, M. Malone , substituted for S. Jatta at 60 minutes
away team, Sturm Graz
- Number 22, J. Beck
- Number 35, N. Geyrhofer
- Number 38, L. Grgić
- Number 25, S. Hierländer
- Number 43, J. Hödl
- Number 20, S. Jatta
- Number 11, A. Kayombo
- Number 53, D. Khudyakov
- Number 23, A. Malić
- Number 2, J. Mitchell
- Number 32, C. Wiener-Pucher
home team, Celtic
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
- 1, Schmeichel, Goalkeeper
- 2, Johnston, Defender20, Carter-Vickers, Defender5, Scales, Defender63, Tierney, Defender
- 8, Nygren, Midfielder42, McGregor, Midfielder41, Hatate, Midfielder
- 27, Engels, Striker17, Iheanacho, Striker23, Tounekti, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, K. Schmeichel
- Number 63, K. Tierney
- Number 5, L. Scales
- Number 20, C. Carter-Vickers , Yellow Card at 58 minutes
- Number 2, A. Johnston , substituted for C. Donovan at 26 minutes
- Number 41, R. Hatate
- Number 42, C. McGregor , Captain
- Number 8, B. Nygren
- Number 23, S. Tounekti
- Number 17, K. Ịheanachọ , substituted for J. Kenny at 4 minutes
- Number 27, A. Engels
Substitutes
- Number 10, M. Balikwisha
- Number 51, C. Donovan
- Number 49, J. Forrest
- Number 28, Paulo Bernardo
- Number 24, J. Kenny
- Number 14, L. McCowan
- Number 47, D. Murray
- Number 56, A. Ralston
- Number 36, M. Saracchi
- Number 12, V. Sinisalo
- Number 6, A. Trusty
- Number 13, Yang Hyun-Jun
away team, Sturm Graz
Manager: Jürgen Säumel
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 40, Bignetti, Goalkeeper
- 5, Oermann, Defender47, Aiwu, Defender24, Lavalée, Defender17, Karic, Defender
- 4, Gorenc Stankovic, Defensive Midfielder21, Chukwuani, Defensive Midfielder
- 19, Horvat, Attacking Midfielder10, Kiteishvili, Attacking Midfielder8, Rózga, Attacking Midfielder
- 77, Malone, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 40, M. Bignetti
- Number 17, E. Karić
- Number 24, D. Lavalée
- Number 47, E. Aiwu
- Number 5, T. Oermann , substituted for J. Mitchell at 46 minutes
- Number 21, T. Chukwuani , Red Card at 70 minutes
- Number 4, J. Gorenc Stankovič , Captain, Yellow Card at 56 minutes
- Number 8, F. Rózga , substituted for J. Hödl at 59 minutes
- Number 10, O. Kiteishvili
- Number 19, T. Horvat
- Number 77, M. Malone , substituted for S. Jatta at 60 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 22, J. Beck
- Number 35, N. Geyrhofer
- Number 38, L. Grgić
- Number 25, S. Hierländer
- Number 43, J. Hödl
- Number 20, S. Jatta
- Number 11, A. Kayombo
- Number 53, D. Khudyakov
- Number 23, A. Malić
- Number 2, J. Mitchell
- Number 32, C. Wiener-Pucher
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Juan Martínez Munuera
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Carlos del Cerro Grande
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Diego Barbero Sevilla
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Raúl Cabañero Martínez
- Fourth Official:
- Javier Alberola Rojas
- Assistant VAR Official:
- César Soto Grado
Match Stats
Key, Celtic v SturmBasic Stats
Overall possession
Celtic 64.2%Sturm Graz 35.8%
Shots
Celtic 14Sturm Graz 6Shots on target
Celtic 5Sturm Graz 1Total touches inside the opposition box
Celtic 33Sturm Graz 10Goalkeeper saves
Celtic 0Sturm Graz 2Fouls committed
Celtic 12Sturm Graz 15Corners
Celtic 6Sturm Graz 1In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Celtic 14Sturm Graz 6Shots on target
Celtic 5Sturm Graz 1Shots off target
Celtic 5Sturm Graz 5Attempts out of box
Celtic 1Sturm Graz 3Hit woodwork
Celtic 0Sturm Graz 1Total offsides
Celtic 0Sturm Graz 5Distribution
Total passes
Celtic 463Sturm Graz 261Pass accuracy %
Celtic 85.1Sturm Graz 73.6Backward passes
Celtic 61Sturm Graz 31Forward passes
Celtic 161Sturm Graz 98Total long balls
Celtic 33Sturm Graz 40Successful final third passes
Celtic 111Sturm Graz 34Total crosses
Celtic 16Sturm Graz 5Defence
Total tackles
Celtic 8Sturm Graz 14Won tackle %
Celtic 87.5Sturm Graz 57.1Fouls committed
Celtic 12Sturm Graz 15Total yellow cards
Celtic 1Sturm Graz 1Total clearances
Celtic 8Sturm Graz 18Clearances off the line
Celtic 0Sturm Graz 1Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Celtic v Sturm
League position, Celtic 21st, Sturm Graz 25thTotal points, Celtic 4, Sturm Graz 3
Goals scored
Celtic 1Sturm Graz 2Form guide
All competitions
Celtic lose
v Dundee
2
0
Premiership
Sturm Graz won
v Blau-Weiß Linz
3
4
Bundesliga
Celtic won
v Motherwell
3
2
Premiership
Sturm Graz won
v Rheindorf Altach
0
2
Bundesliga
Celtic lose
v Sporting Braga
0
2
UEFA Europa League
Sturm Graz won
v Rangers
2
1
UEFA Europa League
Celtic draw
v Hibernian
0
0
Premiership
Sturm Graz won
v Hartberg
1
0
Bundesliga
Celtic draw
v Red Star Belgrade
1
1
UEFA Europa League
Sturm Graz lose
v Midtjylland
2
0
UEFA Europa League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Celtic and Sturm GrazCeltic Won 1Sturm Graz Won 0
Played 1
Draw 0
Previous scores
All competitions
Club Friendlies
Sturm Graz 0 , Celtic 1 on the 3rd of July 2016
Sturm Graz
Celtic
3rd of July 2016
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Match Facts
Celtic and Sturm Graz have never previously faced in European competition – the Scots have won just two out of 12 games against Austrian sides (D3 L7) and have lost their last three games against Austrian teams.
Sturm Graz have won three of their five previous major European matches against Scottish teams (L2), including a 2-1 win over Rangers last time out. Barcelona in 2007-08 are the only side to ever beat both Celtic and Rangers in a single European campaign in the UEFA Champions League.
This match will be Brendan Rodgers’ 63rd in Europe with Celtic (inc. qualifiers), moving him outright second ahead of Neil Lennon (62) for European games managed, behind only Jock Stein (68).
Sturm Graz rank bottom for passes per sequence (2.4), open play sequences with 10+ passes (3), average sequence time (5.9 seconds) and successful passes (491) in the UEFA Europa League this season.
Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti has made the most opposition half take-ons (15) in the UEFA Europa League this season, while he’s also made the most take-ons in the opposition box (5).