Dinamo Zagreb vs Celtic, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueLate Schmeichel stop salvages Celtic draw with Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb and Celtic played out a lifeless 0-0 draw in the Champions League on Tuesday, with Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel producing the match's memorable moment with a late save.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 2': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
- 5': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Greg Taylor (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Foul by Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 14': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Hand ball by Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 16': Attempt missed. Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 17': Offside, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
- 21': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sandro Kulenovic.
- 24': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 26': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 26': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 29': Attempt missed. Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 30': Foul by Auston Trusty (Celtic).
- 30': Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Danijel Zagorac.
- 32': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Rog.
- 34': Foul by Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 34': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 35': Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 37': Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 38': Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 41': Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dario Spikic with a cross following a fast break.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Celtic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Dinamo Zagreb 0, Celtic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston.
- 48': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Sandro Kulenovic is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
- 50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
- 50': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
- 50': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
- 55': Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 57': Attempt missed. Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marko Rog with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Kulenovic.
- 59': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sandro Kulenovic.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kacavenda.
- 62': Foul by Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 62': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Kacavenda.
- 64': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 65': Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Reo Hatate.
- 65': Substitution, Celtic. Arne Engels replaces Paulo Bernardo.
- 66': Hand ball by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 69': Attempt saved. Luke McCowan (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Dario Spikic (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Daizen Maeda.
- 72': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Dario Spikic because of an injury.
- 76': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 78': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
- 80': Attempt saved. Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Ristovski with a cross.
- 80': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 81': Attempt missed. Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Rog with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Luka Stojkovic replaces Martin Baturina.
- 82': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Arbër Hoxha replaces Marko Pjaca.
- 84': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
- 87': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
- 89': Foul by James Forrest (Celtic).
- 89': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Nathanaël Mbuku (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 90'+3': Foul by Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb).
- 90'+3': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Celtic 0.
- 0': Match ends, Dinamo Zagreb 0, Celtic 0.
Statistics
 CEL |
DZG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 68.8 | Possession | 31.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 568 | Accurate Passes | 212 |
| 644 | Passes | 290 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 9 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 18,158
Venue: Maksimir
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Attendance: 18,158
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Dinamo Zagreb (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danijel Zagorac (GK) |
| 28 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 6 | Maxime Bernauer |
| 18 | Ronael Pierre-Gabriel |
| 22 | Stefan Ristovski |
| 10 | Martin Baturina |
| 30 | Marko Rog  |
| 8 | Lukas Kacavenda |
| 17 | Sandro Kulenovic |
| 20 | Marko Pjaca |
| 77 | Dario Spikic |
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Greg Taylor |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 28 | Paulo Bernardo |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 10 | Nicolas Kühn |
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