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END OF THE MATCH | DISTRIBUTION OF POINTS
Neither team takes three points at Ibrox Stadium, so everything remains to be decided in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic led 0-2 at half-time, Rangers equalized four minutes from time and in the final minutes all hell broke loose.
A result that leaves Celtic leader with 75 points, one more than Rangers. However, Celtic have a more disputed match.
🔃 90+6'
Rangers now completes the changes. Goldson leaves and center back Leon Balogun enters, who has not played since February 3
90+3' ⚽ GOOOOOAAALL
GOAL BY THE RANGERS. GOAL BY MATONDO.
What a great goal Matondo has invented to face up, enter the area and send the ball into the corner. There is a tie again at Ibrox Stadium
⏱️ 90'
We enter injury time. Eight more minutes. We will go until 98'
88' ⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
CELTIC GOAL. IDAH GOAL.
Good driving by Paulo Bernardo towards Adam Idah who controlled it and hit the back of the net to put Celtic's third goal on the scoreboard
86' ⚽ GOOOOOAAALL
GOAL BY THE RANGERS. GOAL BY SIMA.
Rangers managed to equalize the match, after the ball fell inside the area after a rebound and with a powerful hit they tied the score. 2-2 and we have a vibrant finale.
🔃 83'
Paulo Bernardo replaces Matt O'Riley, scorer of Celtic's second goal. With this change he exhausts the windows. Good decision by the coach, since the player was reprimanded
⏱️ 81'
Adam Idah's shot goes to the right. A goal from Celtic could kill the match. Nine minutes to go
🔃 78'
Fourth change in Rangers. Kieran Dowell comes in for Mohamed Diomandé and still has one change and one window available.
⏱️ 75'
Cross that ends with a shot by Yang Hyun-Jun, which is blocked by the Rangers defense after another Celtic counterattack
🟨 72'
Yellow for Maeda, the scorer of the first goal. All the warnings of the match are of the moment for Celtic players
🔃 71'
Two changes at Rangers. To the Matondo and Cantwell field. Lawrence and Silva leave.
⏱️ 67'
Tom Lawrence's shot goes over the goal. Rangers are still looking for a tie. In addition, two changes are being prepared in the premises
🔃 64'
Double change at Celtic. McGregor and Yang Hyun-Jun enter instead of Hatate and Kuhn
⏱️ 60'
Meeting time and half an hour to go. Celtic rule, but they are already being warned that Rangers in this second half are a different team and are looking to equalize the score, being supported by the fans
❌ ANULADO
Rangers' goal finally doesn't go up. The referee has indicated a previous foul by Tomoki. Therefore it remains 1-2 in favor of Celtic
56' ⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
GOAL BY THE RANGERS. GOAL BY DESSERS.
Rangers counterattack, which manages to equalize the score. In three minutes the game has completely changed
53' ⚽ GOOOOAAALL
GOAL BY THE RANGERS. GOAL BY TAVERNIER.
The Rangers captain made no mistake from the spot to reduce the gap on the scoreboard.
⏱️ 52' PENALTY
The referee, after reviewing the action in the VAR, signals a favorable penalty in favor of Rangers
⏱️ 48'
The first warning of the second half goes to Celtic with a shot from Hatate, which Butland saved.
⏱️ 46'
The second 45 minutes begin with a change in Rangers. Sima enters in place of Wright, who has remained on the bench
HALF-TIME
The first 45 minutes ended with a 0-2 lead for Celtic. Rodgers' team is far superior and after 20 seconds they already took the lead on the scoreboard after Maeda's goal. O'Riley's penalty extended the lead and after the second they were close to scoring the third before the break. Little from Rangers in this first half
⏱️ 45'
Two minutes of added time. We will go until 47'
⏱️ 44'
Celtic counterattack, which ended with Hatate's shot from the edge of the area, which went wide
🟨 43'
Another yellow for a Celtic player. He already has three. This is received by the scorer of the second goal, O'Riley.
⏱️ 43'
Kyogo's shot, which was blocked by defender Godson. He is suffering for Rangers and creating little danger
🟨 41'
Hard entry by Alistair Johnston, who takes the yellow card. The second for a Celtic player
⏱️ 38'
Butland now came out well after Kuhn's center to the near post where Kyogo was looking for the shot.
⏱️ 35'
Celtic wants more and has been close to scoring the third goal of the match. Greg Taylor's cross came close to touching it at the far post Kyogo
33' ⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
CELTIC GOAL. GOAL BY O'RILEY.
Panenka of the Danish midfielder who manages to increase the lead on the scoreboard for Celtic
⏱️ 32' PENALTY
The referee, after reviewing the action on the VAR, signals a penalty in favor of Celtic after Godson's handball inside the area. The visiting team can extend the advantage
⏱️ 30'
First half hour of the match completed at the Ibrox Stadium. Celtic continues to lead the scoreboard after Maeda's goal. Last quarter of an hour of the first half ahead
⏱️ 26'
Double chance in a row for Celtic. First, Maeda's shot was parried by goalkeeper Butland and then Reo Hatate's powerful shot from the edge of the area went narrowly wide.
⏱️ 24' THE TIE ALMOST ARRIVED
Dangerous chance for Rangers with a corner kick that was finished off by Connor Goldson with a header, who was about to see the goal.
🟨 21'
Celtic now warns with a long shot from Nicolas Kühn, which hits a rival player
⏱️ 18'
Celtic now warns with a long shot from Nicolas Kühn, which hits a rival player
Image of Maeda's goal
The Japanese attacker has managed to score his ninth goal of this season
⏱️ 15'
First quarter of an hour of the Scottish classic and Celtic is in charge after Maeda's early goal
⏱️ 12'
Fabio Silva remained on the ground, and he is hurt, but it seems that he will be able to continue on the field of play
⏱️ 8'
Many interruptions due to fouls in this start, but few opportunities
⏱️ 5'
Rangers try to react after conceding the first goal of the match
1' ⚽ GOOOOOAAALL
CELTIC GOAL. GOAL BY MAEDA.
At 20 seconds, Maeda won the race and with a powerful shot surpassed Butland to put the visitors ahead on the scoreboard. Jug of cold water for Rangers and their fans.
⏱️ 1'
STARTS THE MATCH. The ball is already rolling at the Ibrox Stadium.
ALL READY
The 22 players take to the pitch at the Ibrox Stadium. The match starts in no time, the classic Scottish football derby
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Rangers are the best local team with 39 points in 16 home games, while Celtic are the best visitors in the Scottish Premiership with 38 points in 14 games away from Celtic Park.
Match referees
John Beaton: Chief Referee
Nick Walsh: VAR Referee
Daniel McFarlane: Assistant
Dougie Potter: Assistant
William Collum: 4th Referee
Duel for the leadership of the Scottish Premiership
Celtic are currently the leaders by one point, although they have a less contested match. The winner of this match would come closer to winning the Scottish Premiership title
This is how Celtic arrived at Ibrox Stadium
🎥 Building up to #RANCEL #cinchPrem | #COYBIG🍀 pic.twitter.com/4fsJeWXcNa — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) April 7, 2024
Brendan Rodgers' numbers against Rangers
Brendan Rodgrers has won 15 derbies as Celtic coach and his record is very positive with 12 wins, two draws and just one defeat.
Statement by Philippe Clemente (Rangers coach)
About the match, the Rangers coach explained that it is "a six-point game and we also have another one in a few weeks, but it is not a decisive game yet".
He also added that he is happy with the evolution of the team. "We've played 11 games, we've got 30 points out of 33 and we could have got more points in the Motherwell game, so it could have been better than that."
On Celtic he commented that "they are a good team who will compete and there will be a lot of quality from both sides. These are the things you want for your players and it's the only way to grow as a player, to be challenged, to play tough games and play against good opposition."
Statement by Brendan Rodgers (Celtic manager)
"For me it's an opportunity for us to go there, as we did there earlier in the season and as we've done there on a number of occasions, and show that we have that mentality and mental strength to get through it. whatever period of the game is difficult for us. We still have six games left, which is a lot of games. It may not seem like a lot of games, but it is in a footballing context."
Although he insisted that the team's mentality is "to go and do what we did at the beginning of the season, which is to win."
Substitutes
Rangers: McCrorie, Cantwell, Matondo, Sima, Dowell, Balogun, Barisic, King, McCausland
Celtic: Anthony Ralston, Adam Idah, Paulo Bernardo, Yang Hyun-Jun, James Forrest, Scott Bain, Callum McGregor, Maik Nawrocki y Stephen Welsh
XI Celtic
This is the Celtic eleven that will be looking to storm the Ibrox Stadium
XI Rangers
Two new additions to the eleven compared to the win over Hibernian
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Watch out for this Celtic player
Matt O'Riley, a 23-year-old Danish midfielder who has 12 goals and 16 assists in 40 games this season. The Denmark international is coming off a goal and assist against Livingston
Watch out for this Rangers player
James Tavernier, the 32-year-old captain of his team, is the second leading scorer in the Scottish Premiership with 15 goals and eight assists. In total this season he has 22 goals and 10 assists in 48 matches. He has just scored against Hibernian.
News - Celtic
They have won three consecutive victories. In their last match, they have just won 3-0 away against Livingston. They are the leaders of the Scottish Premiership with 74 points, one more than Rangers, who are second, but have one game less played. They have only one defeat in this 2024 and two draws have been Celtic's only defeats this year. Livingston 0-3 Celtic | Scottish Premiership: 31 de marzo de 2024 Celtic 3-1 St. Johnstone | Scottish Premiership: 16 de marzo de 2024 Celtic 4-2 Livingston | Copa de Escocia: 10 de marzo de 2024 Hearts 2-0 Celtic | Scottish Premiership: 3 de marzo de 2024 Celtic 7-1 Dundee | Scottish Premiership: 28 de febrero de 2024
News - Rangers
They are coming from a 3-1 home win against Hibernian. In the UEFA Europa League they were eliminated against Benfica in the round of 16. They are second in the Scottish Premiership with 73 points, just one point behind Celtic who is the leader. However, Rangers have one game in hand. They have only lost one game in the Scottish Premiership in 2024, the rest have all been wins. Last five Rangers matches Rangers 3-1 Hibernian | Scottish Premiership: 30 March 2024 Rangers 0-1 Benfica : UEFA Europa League: March 14, 2024 Hibernian 0-2 Rangers : Scottish Cup : 10 March 2024 Benfica 2-2 Rangers | UEFA Europa League: 7 March 2024 Rangers 1-2 Montherwell | Scottish Premiership: 2 March 2024
Background
Another installment of the Glasgow derby. The balance of this classic of Scottish soccer is for Rangers with a balance of 156 wins, one less for Celtic, 145, while 94 duels have ended in a draw, The last time they met was last December 30, 2023 where Celtic won 2-1. Of the last nine, Celtic have managed to win or at least draw in eight.
Last five matches
Celtic 2-1 Rangers : Scottish Premiership: 30 December 2023
Rangers 0-1 Celtic | Scottish Premiership: September 3, 2023
Rangers 3-0 Celtic | Scottish Premiership: 13 May 2023
Rangers 0-1 Celtic : Scottish Cup : 30 April 2023
Celtic 3-2 Rangers : Scottish Premiership : 8 April 2023
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Ibrox Stadium, a stadium located in the city of Glasgow. It was inaugurated in 1899 and has a capacity for 50817 spectators.
Preview of the match
Rangers and Celtic will meet this Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the 32nd round of the Scottish Premiership.
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