GLASGOW. Celtic prevailed over Real Betis.

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Stefanski with the help of Michal Obukowicz and Krysztof Myrmus. The 4th official was Damian Sylwestrzak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Celtic was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Real Betis that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Celtic was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Celtic shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Celtic received 2 yellow cards (I. Soro and L. Shaw). On the opposite side, Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (D. Lainez, G. Pezzella and A. Ruibal).

Standings

After this match, Celtic will have 9 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Real Betis will stay with 10 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Celtic – Formation

Celtic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Scott Bain (7.2), Osaze Urhoghide (7.0), Nir Bitton (7.0), Stephen Welsh (7.4), Liam Scales (6.3), Ismaila Soro (6.4), James McCarthy (7.0), Liel Abada (7.8), Liam Shaw (7.2), Adam Montgomery (6.1) and Albian Ajeti (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Greg Taylor, David Turnbull (6.5), Michael Johnston (6.4), Tobi Oluwayemi, Kyogo Furuhashi (6.9), Josip Juranović, Callum McGregor (6.6), Joe Hart, Ewan Henderson (7.0) and Dane Murray.

Celtic could not rely on the presence of K. Furuhashi (injured).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: A. Ajeti for K. Furuhashi (28′), I. Soro for D. Turnbull (65′), L. Shaw for C. McGregor (65′), A. Montgomery for M. Johnston (65′) and K. Furuhashi for E. Henderson (71′).

Best player: Liel Abada​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Liel Abada even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Real Betis – Formation

Also Real Betis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (6.1), Aitor Ruibal (6.7), Germán Pezzella (6.7), Edgar Gonzalez (6.1), Juan Miranda (6.9), Paul Akouokou (6.3), William Carvalho (6.6), Diego Lainez (6.1), Joaquín (7.5), Cristian Tello (6.4) and Borja Iglesias (8.0).

They had on the bench: Juanmi (6.2), Álex Moreno (6.4), Guido Rodríguez, Víctor Ruiz, Martín Montoya (6.7), Rober Gonzalez, Willian José (6.8), Marc Bartra, Sergio Canales, Daniel Rebollo and Andrés Guardado.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: D. Lainez for R. Gonzalez (63′), J. Miranda for A. Moreno (76′), A. Ruibal for M. Montoya (76′), W. Carvalho for Willian Jose (79′) and C. Tello for Juanmi (80′).

Best player: Borja Iglesias​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Borja Iglesias.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​

• West Ham United – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-1
• Genk – Rapid Vienna – 0-1
• Ferencváros – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0
• Celtic – Real Betis – 3-2
• Olympique Marseille – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-0
• Lazio – Galatasaray – 0-0
• Sporting Braga – Crvena Zvezda – 1-1
• Ludogorets – Midtjylland – 0-0
• Fenerbahçe – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-1
• Antwerp – Olympiakos Piraeus – 1-0
• Napoli – Leicester City – 3-2
• Legia Warszawa – Spartak Moskva – 0-1
• Sturm Graz – Monaco – 1-1
• Real Sociedad – PSV – 3-0
• Olympique Lyonnais – Rangers – 1-1
• Sparta Praha – Brøndby – 2-0