Celtic entertained Slovan Bratislava at Celtic Park earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Glaswegian outfit made a quick start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 17th minute when Liam Scales got his name on the scoresheet. Brendan Rodgers’ men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Kyogo Furuhashi doubled his team’s advantage in the 47th minute before Arne Engels made it 3-0 to Celtic from the penalty spot in the 56th minute. However, the visitors got a goal back thanks to Kevin Wimmer’s effort just four minutes later. Daizen Maeda scored his team’s fourth goal in the 70th minute. Adam Idah came on and scored in the 86th minute as Celtic cruised to a dominant 5-1 victory at Celtic Park.
Let’s take a look at how each Celtic player fared during the match against Slovan Bratislava.
GK: Kasper Schmeichel – 6.5/10
He made one good save at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Alistair Johnston – 7.5/10
Johnston performed his defensive duties well and made two decent chances going forward.
CB: Cameron Carter-Vickers – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back for most of the game and was replaced in the 84th minute.
CB: Liam Scales – 8.5/10
Scales was responsible for scoring the opener in the 17th minute and gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Greg Taylor – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong defensively and made a good chance from the left flank.
CM: Arne Engels – 9/10
Engels got stuck in with a lot of solid tackles and was a real threat in the opponent’s half. He scored from the penalty spot and has also got an assist to his name.
CM: Callum McGregor – 7/10
He offered decent protection for his teammates at the back.
CM: Reo Hatate – 7/10
Hatate made a few decent chances for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Nicolas Kuhn – 8.5/10
He caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Kyogo Furuhashi – 7.5/10
Furuhashi was not shy of having a strike at goal and did well to score early in the second half.
LW: Daizen Maeda – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and managed to score in the 70th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: James Forrest – 7/10
He came on and picked up an assist.
CM: Paulo Bernardo – 6/10
Bernardo made one good chance in the final third.
RB: Anthony Ralston – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well.
ST: Adam Idah – 7/10
Idah managed to score in the latter stages of the contest.
CB: Auston Trusty – N/A
