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Celtic edges past Dinamo Zagreb in a tense Champions League clash
Celtic secured a hard-fought victory against Dinamo Zagreb in the sixth matchday of the 2024 Champions League group stage, played at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on December 10th at 17:45. Despite dominating possession (68% to 32%), the match was characterized by tension and yellow cards. German referee Felix Zwayer showed five yellow cards: three to Celtic (G. Taylor, D. Maeda, and A. Ralston) and two to Dinamo Zagreb (S. Kulenovic and M. Rog).
Celtic, with more controlled play and a superior number of corners (10 to 4), created more scoring opportunities (7 shots to 11), but their efficiency was lacking. They only managed one shot on target, while Dinamo Zagreb had two. Despite the possession advantage, Celtic’s victory was hard-earned and reflects the intensity of the encounter.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 46 A. Ralston came in and A. Johnston went out., at minute 65 L. McCowan came in and R. Hatate went out., at minute 65 A. Engels came in and P. Bernardo went out., at minute 72 J. Forrest came in and D. Maeda went out., at minute 72 A. Idah came in and K. Furuhashi went out.
Substitutions dinamo zagreb: at minute 73 N. Mbuku came in and D. Spikic went out., at minute 82 A. Hoxha came in and M. Pjaca went out., at minute 82 L. Stojkovic came in and M. Baturina went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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