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Europa League BBC Radio Scotland This video can not be played Europa League BBC Radio Scotland Bologna 2-2 Celtic Liam Mc Leod BBC Sport Scotland in Stadio Renato Dall'Ara The excellent Jonathan Rowe, a Londoner who arrived here last summer after a controversial exit from Marseille, whistled his shot past Schmeichel who didn't even dive for it. Suddenly the Celtic fans would sign up for a draw. This second half has been a tough watch for them and the home supporters are roaring their team on towards a victory that would take them closer to a top-eight finish. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound Take your time with everything now, kill the game, waste a bit of time. I know you shouldn't be saying it, but that's the nature of the game. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Johnny Kenny shows good movement to get down the side of Bologna and forces a save out of the keeper at a tight angle. But he surely has to square that? Bologna 2-2 Celtic This is frying my head. Both teams have almost identical x G ratings, despite Bologna having 31 shots and Celtic just seven. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Double Celtic switch as Colby Donovan and Yang Hyun-Jun make way for Johnny Kenny and Anthony Ralston. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Shaun Maloney taking Callum Mc Gregor back to the good old Wilfried Nancy days. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Pat's not so generous. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound It goes through a few bodies but I'd expect Schmeichel to do something, react. .. It's almost over the top of him. His feet are too wide apart and he's left stationery. You've got to see that and at least try to react to it. He's saying he's blocked off, but I'm not so sure. He gets beat far, far too easily. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Joe Hart is being generous there. Bologna 2-2 Celtic Joe Hart Former Celtic goalkeeper on TNT Sports He's looked really sharp tonight. It goes through bodies, you can tell from how Schmeichel reacts. Jonathan Rowe Bang. Bologna level. Celtic clear a corner to the edge and Jonathan Rowe flashes one in. On first viewing it looks a fine strike, but Kasper Schmeichel just freezes. The ball goes in at the centre of the goal. Such a weird looking goal, that. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Lewis Ferguson zips a pass into Jens Odgaard on the right of the box, but Celtic absolutely swarm the Bologna man, which prevents him getting away a decent shot. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Colby Donovan has got himself back on as the clock hits 70. Still feels like a looong way to go for 10-man Celtic. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Lewis Ferguson performs some sort of WWE move on Colby Donovan and Celtic have a free-kick. The young defender is going to need a bit of treatment here. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Yang Hyun-Jun and Daizen Maeda are effectively playing wing-back roles for Celtic now. Maybe Wilfried Nancy was on to something. .. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound This is like a training game now. Celtic with a back six and three in front of them. Defending crosses, shots, penetrating passes. Getting their bodies in the way of everything. It looks as if that's all they can do. Bologna 1-2 Celtic That possession is down to 12% now. Bologna have had 27 shots. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Celtic's second half possession? 14%. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Liam Mc Leod BBC Sport Scotland in Stadio Renato Dall'Ara The hosts have had Celtic on the ropes since the break. Dallinga's header beats Schmeichel and after a brief VAR check the home fans let off the fireworks in celebration. If the Scottish champions can escape with all three points it will have to go down as one of their best results on the road in Europe. Long way to go, though. Bologna 1-2 Celtic Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound It's very difficult for Celtic to match and pick up, there'll always be an extra player. Maeda is going back into left-back at times because Nygren is occupied in the middle of the pitch. Reo Hatate's red card proved costly for Celtic At a glance Reo Hatate opens scoring before being sent off for a second booking Auston Trusty turns in at the back post to give 10 men commanding lead Thijs Dallinga and Jonathan Rowe level the game in the second half amid a flurry of chances Celtic still in the hunt of progression with Utrecht in their final game Ten-man Celtic battled their way to a priceless point in Bologna to retain hopes of Europa League progression. First-half goals from Reo Hatate and Auston Trusty either side of a red card for the former had Martin O'Neill's men 2-0 up at the break. The hosts pinned the Scots back for most of the second half and scored through Thijs Dallinga and Jonathan Rowe. But, the third goal never materialised and Celtic will attempt to secure their place in the knockout play-offs when they host Utrecht on the final matchday. Bologna looked to seize the initiative early and looked comfortable on the ball before Lukasz Skorupski's moment of madness, passing the ball straight to the lurking Daizen Maeda who teed up his compatriot Hatate to send the Celtic fans wild behind the goal. A minute later and the Pole, who has been out injured since November, made a superb save to deny Yang a quick second for the visitors who settled after the opener. I Rossoblu slowly began to take control of the game and Callum Mc Gregor had to look lively to block an effort from Dallinga after a Hatate error. Trusty then threw himself at the Dutch international when another opportunity presented itself shortly after. Celtic were under severe pressure by this stage with Kasper Schmiechel producing smart saves to keep out Juan Miranda and Tommaso Pobega. Hatate then went from hero to zero, picking up two yellow cards in the space of three minutes, first for a foul on Lewis Ferguson which had been preceded by a shirt tug, and then a cynical challenge on Miranda. O'Neill was visibly furious on the touchline, but both decisions looked correct with the manager receiving a caution of his own. However, despite that blow, the visitors grabbed their second six minutes later as Trusty stabbed home from a Kieran Tierney corner with the help of a crucial Arne Engels flick. That insurance policy proved crucial as Bologna hemmed Celtic in for much of the second half with Benjamin Dominguez hitting the bar amidst a flurry of chances. The hosts eventually found a way through with Schmeichel unable to keep out a Dallinga header just before the hour mark. The one-way traffic continued and the excellent Rowe whistled a shot beyond a stricken Schmeichel who didn't even dive for it. O'Neill will be delighted with the resilience shown by his team in trying circumstances but will be frustrated about what might have been had Hatate stayed on the pitch. Having just been booked, his decision to make the second foul was akin to madness and even though Celtic scored again after that, it proved crucial to how the rest of the match panned out. However, those who remained on the pitch didn't let O'Neill down with Schmeichel making some crucial stops and his outfield players putting their bodies on the line for the cause. The bottom line is that Celtic remain in the hunt for a place in the knockouts with a home game against Utrecht, 10th in the Dutch top flight, on the final matchday. Next up for Celtic is a trip to Premiership leaders Hearts in what is their biggest game of the league season so far on Sunday (15: 00 GMT). Bologna are unbeaten across their last six matches in major European competition (W3 D3), their longest run since a seven-match streak between November 1968 and October 1971 (W1 D6). Celtic have now failed to win any of their last four away matches in major European competition in which they've gone 2-0 up, drawing 2-2 with Lille in October 2020 and 2-2 with Bologna tonight and losing to 4-2 Milan in December 2020 and 4-3 to Real Betis in September 2021. Bologna attempted 36 shots in total in this match, the joint second-most by any side in a Europa League game, behind only Wolfsburg vs Everton in November 2014 (39). Reo Hatate is just the third Japanese player to record 3+ goals in a Europa League season, after Takumi Minamino for FC RB Salzburg in 2018-19 (4) and Daichi Kamada in 2019-20 (6) and 2021-22 (5) for Eintracht Frankfurt. Throughout 2025-26, Celtic's Daizen Maeda has recorded eight assists across all competitions – the most of any Scottish Premiership player. In what was Celtic's 332nd match in major European competition, Reo Hatate became the first player to both score and receive a red card in the same game for the Scottish side. In this match, Bologna captain Lewis Ferguson became the first Scottish player to play for a non-Scottish side against a Scottish team in the Europa League. Callum Mc Gregor made his 65th start in major European football for Celtic tonight, with only Billy Mc Neill making more for the club (69). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 22nd January 2026 at 22: 01 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Vincenzo Italiano Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Martin O'Neill Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vincenzo Italiano Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Martin O'Neill Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Europa League All competitions Bologna and Celtic have never previously faced – the Italian side’s only previous experience facing a Scottish team was in the 1990-91 UEFA Cup against Heart of Midlothian, progressing 4-3 on aggregate (lost 3-1 away, won 3-0 home). Celtic have managed one win in 16 attempts in major European competition away in Italy (D4 L11), beating Lazio 2-1 in November 2019 in the UEFA Europa League. Bologna have won their last two UEFA Europa League games but haven’t won more consecutively in major European competition since a run of five wins in the 1998-99 UEFA Cup. Following a 3-1 win at Feyenoord in their last away UEFA Europa League game, Celtic are looking to win consecutive away games in major European competition for the first time since April 2003. 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