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Roma Dominates Celtic in Glasgow with Impeccable First Half Performance
Glasgow, December 11, 2025 – AS Roma triumphed over Celtic on their home ground, Celtic Park, with a victory forged in a dominant first half. The match, corresponding to the sixth round of the UEFA Europa League group stage, saw the Italians take the lead early on thanks to an own goal by L. Scales in the 6th minute, following an assist from G. Mancini.
Roma extended their lead with two goals from E. Ferguson, in the 36th minute, assisted by Z. Celik, and in the 45th minute, this time with an assist from M. Soule, just before halftime. The intensity of the match was reflected in several yellow cards for Roma, including M. Hermoso, S. El Shaarawy, and M. Soule, all shown just before the end of the first half. Celtic had an opportunity to pull one back before the break, but A. Engels missed a penalty.
In the second half, Celtic, with 57% possession, attempted to react and had a goal disallowed for offside by K. Iheanacho. Roma, with 43% possession, defended tooth and nail, also receiving yellow cards for E. Ndicka and J. Ziolkowski. Despite the efforts of Celtic, who had 8 shots (only 1 on target) and 4 corners, the solid Roma defense prevented any comeback. The match ended with the victory of AS Roma, who demonstrated their forcefulness in the first half and their ability to defend their lead in the second.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 46 D. Maeda came in and P. Bernardo went out., at minute 46 B. Nygren came in and K. Iheanacho went out., at minute 46 K. Tierney came in and C. Donovan went out., at minute 62 Yang Hyun-Jun came in and A. Ralston went out., at minute 77 R. Hatate came in and M. Balikwisha went out.
Substitutions as roma: at minute 69 M. Soule came in and P. Dybala went out., at minute 69 E. Ferguson came in and L. Bailey went out., at minute 69 S. El Shaarawy came in and L. Pellegrini went out., at minute 80 M. Hermoso came in and J. Ziolkowski went out., at minute 85 N. Pisilli came in and Angelino went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celtic
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