Aston Villa vs Celtic LIVE: Champions League score and latest updates as Morgan Rogers nets two early goals for Villa
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Aston Villa and Celtic meet in a crunch Champions League fixture with a top-eight finish potentially on the line on what promises to be a dramatic night of European football.
Unai Emery’s side start a busy night just outside of the placings that would secure direct progression to the last 16. Guaranteed at least a play-off place, the hosts can go for broke in search of a victory that may be enough to earn a spot – though they are reliant on those above them slipping up.
Celtic are only one point behind their final matchday opponents as they travel south, so could conceivably finish in the top eight, though will require a win and several other results to go their way.
A night of thrills and spills is surely in store as a controversial new format delivers the sort of entertaining, unpredictable finale that was promised.
Follow all of the latest from Villa Park in our live blog below:
Aston Villa 2-0 Celtic, 19 mins
Villa currently up into the all-important top eight as it stands with AC Milan, Atalanta and Leverkusen all only drawing but still a long way to go.
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:20
Aston Villa 2-0 Celtic, 15 mins
Villa looking dangerous again. They attack with pace and Ramsey fizzes a low ball across that is only half-cleared to Cash. He lashes a shot at goal but Trusty puts his body on the line to make the block.
The hosts look so fluid going forward
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:18
WATCH: Morgan Rogers scores two early goals
Here are Morgan Rogers’s two early goals this evening. The second one especially is a beaut of a finish
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:15
Aston Villa 2-0 Celtic, 12 mins
Kuhn shows his pace down the right to surge away from Digne. He tries to slide in Idah but it’s deflected for a corner.
It’s a good cross but Kamara defends it well to give away another Celtic corner. Bogarde fouled, so Villa can clear
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:14
Aston Villa 2-0 Celtic, 8 mins
A breathless start and Celtic finally get their foot on the ball and have their first real chance of the match.
The ball is worked to Kuhn and he flashes a shot across goal but it flies just wide.
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:11
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 Celtic (Morgan Rogers, 5 mins)
OH MY WORD! Appalling start for Celtic but sublime by Villa and Morgan Rogers.
Villa pinch the ball in Celtic territory, it’s played inside to Rogers and as he approaches the edge of the area he sends a dipping, arcing shot into the top corner beyond Schmeichel.
Maybe Scales should have got closer to him but it’s a spectacular finish by Rogers. 33 seconds after the restart, they’re now 2-0 up!
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:07
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Celtic (Morgan Rogers, 3 mins)
Wow – what a start for Villa! Warning signs indeed.
It starts with a neat Kamara ball over the top to Digne and the build-up is then patient from there. Gorgeous link-up between Tielemans and Ramsey sees the latter get to the by-line, he squares it and Morgan Rogers lashes home. Nice finish.
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:04
Aston Villa 0-0 Celtic, 2 mins
Villa fly forward early on and get around the edge of the Celtic box before the defence stiffens and clears. Early warning signs for the Scots though
Luke Baker29 January 2025 20:04
