In off the Post   home | contact | links | FAQ  ONLINE GAMES 
Games clubs | codes | info | results | rulebook | join
User: Password:
Features forum | search | HTO

next | previous | Aston Villa | Celtic | index | setup 1

Commentary
10¹EMBOLO ran onto a wonderful ball from VAN DE BEEK but toe-poked his effort wide of the lefthand post.
11¹A header by MBEMBA at the far post was comfortably collected by SAMBA.
17¹A great save prevented BAILEY from scoring a lovely goal.
20¹MESLIER was able to palm clear a weak shot from BAILEY.
20¹A fine ball from GOUIRI on the left fell to EMBOLO who sliced his effort over.
21¹MBEMBA's shot beat SAMBA but rebounded off the Aston Villa post.
24¹Uncertainty in the Aston Villa defence enabled BAUMGARTNER to fire an effort just beyond the near post.
29¹GOAL!! A great solo effort from GOUIRI who beat a number of defenders before blasting the ball into the net. (1-0 Celtic)
33¹FÜLLKRUG stepped inside MILNER but shot the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
36¹TETÊ brought the ball past LENGLET and rattled a poor shot past the post.
41¹A tame shot from FÜLLKRUG trickled agonisingly wide.
44¹An exceptional effort from EMBOLO scraped the outside of the righthand post.
45¹GOAL!! Some neat work by LENGLET on the left, left WERNER yards clear, and he nutmegged MESLIER and stroked the ball over the line. (1-1)
A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
A strike from WITSEL held no problem for SAMBA.
VAN DE BEEK chipped the ball to EMBOLO who flicked it inches wide.
10²A cross from BAILEY left MAATSEN in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
18²BAILEY hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
19²A penalty box scramble resulted in BAUMGARTNER tapping a low shot over.
23²FÜLLKRUG stroked an easy chance past the righthand post.
25²McGINN beat a number of Celtic players and stroked a golden opportunity just wide.
31²GOAL!! A wonderful bit of skill enabled BAILEY to dribble through the Celtic defence and score. (2-1 Aston Villa)
33²The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from ORBAN dropped just over.
36²A free-kick from OGBONNA raced just beyond the near post.
37²GOUIRI stormed through the Aston Villa defence but shot straight at the Aston Villa 'keeper.

 
Aston Villa
 
League position: 2
Home league form: OWWL
Overall league form: OWWWLWXX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Brice SAMBA1Illan MESLIER
Emil KRAFTH2Mert MÜLDÜR
Ian MAATSEN3James MILNER(c)
(c)Willi ORBAN4Christopher NKUNKU
Clément LENGLET5Axel WITSEL
Dara O'SHEA6Chancel MBEMBA
Emiliano BUENDIA7TETÊ
Leon BAILEY8Christoph BAUMGARTNER
(p)Niclas FÜLLKRUG9Breel-Donald EMBOLO(p)
(f)John McGINN10Donny VAN DE BEEK(f)
Timo WERNER11Amine GOUIRI
Manager
Rodrigo BENTANCUR  12  Hugo GUILLAMÓN
DJordje PETROVIC  13  Salvatore SIRIGU
RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho  14  ROGÉRIO Oliveira
Daniel JAMES  15Angelo OGBONNA
Derry MURKIN16  Odsonne ÉDOUARD
 
Celtic
 
League position: 17
Away league form: WXLL
Overall league form: WXXLLLXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Aston Villa go through to the next round
Statistics
Aston Villa 2 Celtic 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 50,382, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Terje Hauge 6)

Werner 45¹, Bailey 31²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Gouiri 29¹
O'SheaóMurkin 31²EmboloóOgbonna 34²
  
  
27
512
65
65
59
1114
43
55%45%
Man of the match: Clément Lenglet