ROMA. Lazio conquers Celtic 2-0 after C. Immobile scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Wednesday and it started at 3:45 am local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the support of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Kerem Ersoy. The 4th official was Arda Kardeşler. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.95 degrees Celsius or 73.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Lazio was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Celtic that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Lazio was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lazio won the match.
Lazio shot 22 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celtic shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 3 yellow cards (Patric, Nicolò Rovella and Pedro). On the opposite side, Celtic received 4 yellow cards (Matt O’Riley, Hyun-jun Yang, Greg Taylor and Alistair Johnston).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Lazio will have 10 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Celtic will stay with 1 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Lazio – Formation
Lazio adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Manuel Lazzari , Patric , Mario Gila Fuentes , Adam Marusic , Mattéo Guendouzi , Nicolò Rovella , Luis Alberto , Gustav Isaksen , Valentin Castellanos and Felipe Anderson .
The home team had on the bench: Pedro , Ciro Immobile , Danilo Cataldi , Luigi Sepe, Luca Pellegrini, Daichi Kamada , Elseid Hysaj, F. Magro and Fabio Ruggeri.
Substitutions
Lazio made 4 changes: Felipe Anderson for Pedro (61′), Valentin Castellanos for Ciro Immobile (61′), Luis Alberto for Daichi Kamada (84′) and Nicolò Rovella for Danilo Cataldi (79′).
Player of the match: Ciro Immobile
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Ciro Immobile.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 61′.
Celtic – Formation
Also Celtic adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Paulo Bernardo , Hyun-jun Yang , Kyogo Furuhashi and James Forrest .
The following players were sitting on the bench: David Turnbull , Mikey Johnston , Gustaf Lagerbielke, Nathaniel Phillips, Odin Thiago Holm, Hyeon-gyu Oh , Scott Bain, Joe Morrison, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh and Mitchel Frame.
Substitutions
Celtic made 3 changes: James Forrest for Mikey Johnston (61′), Hyun-jun Yang for David Turnbull (87′) and Paulo Bernardo for Hyeon-gyu Oh (69′).
Player of the match: Cameron Carter-Vickers
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Cameron Carter-Vickers.
His rating is with 108 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Lazio – Celtic – 2-0
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Antwerp – 1-0
- Feyenoord – Atlético Madrid – 1-3
- Paris Saint Germain – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Milan – Borussia Dortmund – 1-3
- Manchester City – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- Young Boys – Crvena Zvezda – 2-0
- FC Barcelona – Porto – 2-1