Celtic

35 days on from their last competitive outing, Celtic are back today with Aberdeen the opponents. With our rivals across the city having cut our lead to six ...

Greg Taylor is the strong choice at left-back. In the centre, we’re tipping the big partnership from last season – Cameron Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt – to make a return. This is the team we’re backing to do the business in the Granite City.

Callum McGregor is available again for the first time since October for Celtic. James McCarthy and Stephen Welsh will miss out while Josip Juranovic is on ...

- Jota For the hosts, Callum Roberts is the only absentee for Aberdeen, with the winger still making way his back from a long-term hamstring injury. [Celtic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc).

PLAYING Aberdeen at Pittodrie in their first cinch Premiership game after the Qatar 2022 break was always likely to prove problematic for defending…

He was not the only Celtic player to lack a cutting edge. Not playing competitively for over a month was perhaps a factor in his out-of-sorts display. He made more passes than any other player in the Premiership this season and was a deserved recipient of the Man of the Match award. Maeda worked hard to break down the packed Aberdeen defence during the opening 45 minutes. But they also looked a threat on the counter attack. He stuck with his usual 3-5-2 formation and played with a five man defence out of possession. But he showed today that he will be. They were desperately unlucky not to earn a draw. He denied Jota and Reo Hatate before half-time and Liel Abada after it. Having the vastly-experienced 29-year-old on the park ultimately proved the difference between the teams. McGregor did not look in the slightest bit rusty after his nine week lay-off. Here are five things which we learned from the match.

It's been a while but at long last Celtic is back with trip to the North-East to play Aberdeen at Pittodrie as Ange Postecoglou's side look to pick up.

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Celtic somehow took 87 minutes to find a winner in a match they dominated against Aberdeen. Callum McGregor scored the winner to save their blushes late on.

The visitors returned to action after the World Cup break with Cameron Carter-Vickers and Daizen Maeda starting following their exploits in Qatar. Anthony Stewart comfortably cleared off the line from Furuhashi after the striker rounded Roos and tried to squeeze the ball home from a very tight angle, and the goalkeeper gathered a McGregor effort after Ross McCrorie's block had taken the sting out of the powerful strike. James Forrest back-heeled into the path of McGregor after coming inside from the left and the midfielder arrowed a 20-yard drive just inside the far post.

Callum McGregor celebrated his Celtic return with the dramatic late goal that fired the Scottish champions to a 1-0 win at Aberdeen on Saturday.

Liel Abada came on for the start of the second half for Maeda and gave Celtic added cutting edge. Forrest, another of Celtic's substitutes, teed up McGregor with his exquisite backheel and the Scotland star did the rest with a clinical finish. The champions were back in action for the first time after the World Cup break, with United States defender Cameron Carter-Vickers and Japan's Daizen Maeda starting following their exploits in Qatar.

We give the Aberdeen players involved in the 1-0 defeat against Celtic a mark out of ten for their performance at Pittodrie.

Hayden Coulson: Tried to protect MacKenzie from Ralston’s overlap and tried to carry the ball forward on the occasions Aberdeen broke on the counter. Leighton Clarkson: Spurned a reasonably presentable chance from a free-kick and was booked for a foul in the second half. Connor Barron: Barely touched the ball in the first half and had his box-to-box nature neutered by the team’s overall tactics.

A late strike from the superb Callum McGregor saw Celtic seal a much-deserved 1-0 victory over Aberdeen on Saturday. Celtic attempted to set the tone early ...

Jota, sporting a fancy new moustache, also stung the gloves of Kelle Roos in the Aberdeen net with a powerful drive from range. Kyogo could have had a few more as the half progressed but Celtic were looking sloppy in front of goal and struggled to find their way through Roos, until the metronomic McGregor popped up with a crucial goal three minutes from time. Aberdeen calmed themselves down as the half progressed but rarely threatened a Celtic side who were dominating possession and will have been furious not to have found the back of the net at least once before the interval.

Callum McGregor has marked his comeback with a brilliant late winner as Celtic finally ended Aberdeen's resistance in...

Of the 200-goal milestone Postecoglou said: "That's who we want to be. "We want to be a team that scores goals and dominates games, creates chances." We want to win things and win games of football but the manner in which we do that is important as well.

Callum McGregor returned from injury to fire Celtic nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table as his late strike earned a 1-0 victory over ...

"We don't want to get frustrated against a low block, we stick to the structure. But we did well and have nothing to show for it." "We did well without McGregor but he's a fantastic footballer and we're super happy to get him back in the side. We frustrated them and hit them on the counter for large periods. I thought we were outstanding, committed and created a lot of chances. It was decided on a 25-yard strike at the end. It's easy to sit there and complain but the lads have the energy and the drive to dictate the tempo of the game. "We were disappointed at the end, to have contained Celtic until the 87th minute. It's a difficult place to come to and the goal came later than usual. There was one shot [for Aberdeen] right at the end, but we dominated the game. Kyogo Furuhashi then rounded the Dutch goalkeeper after being played in behind by McGregor, but Anthony Stewart was on the line to cut off his effort from a tight angle. For the second period, Postecoglou brought on Liel Abada for Daizen Maeda at half-time and the forward had an immediate impact.

Giorgos Giakoumakis (Kyogo 72): The Greek striker was thrown on for the last 18 minutes to see if he could fashion a late winner. James Forrest (Jota 72): ...

He forced Roos into a save with his foot not long after and was a livewire, causing the Dons defence a headache when he came on including forced Roos into a late diving save. He was kept quiet in the first half and he missed an absolute sitter on 53 minutes when it was laid on a plate for him by Abada but he screwed wide of the target. Greg Taylor: Arguably Celtic's MVP in the first half of the season, the Scotland international at least tried to link the play with Jota as much as he could in the first half but was more often than not left frustrated as he was thwarted by a stubborn Reds defensive wall despite picking up some great positions. It was much more on point after the restart and he produced the pass of the match to release Abada, who squared it for Kyogo who somehow missed from a few yards out. He was barely seen in the entire second half either as the Reds failed to mount a serious attack. [Celtic](https://www.celticway.co.uk/) goalkeeper was a virtual spectator in the first half but looked totally unconvincing when he raced from his goal and attempted to punch clear on 43 minutes.

Scottish Premiership match Aberdeen vs Celtic 17.12.2022. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report.

Callum McGregor returned from injury to fire Celtic nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table as his late strike earned a 1-0 victory ...

"We don't want to get frustrated against a low block, we stick to the structure. But we did well and have nothing to show for it." "We did well without McGregor but he's a fantastic footballer and we're super happy to get him back in the side. We frustrated them and hit them on the counter for large periods. I thought we were outstanding, committed and created a lot of chances. It was decided on a 25-yard strike at the end. It's easy to sit there and complain but the lads have the energy and the drive to dictate the tempo of the game. "We were disappointed at the end, to have contained Celtic until the 87th minute. It's a difficult place to come to and the goal came later than usual. There was one shot [for Aberdeen] right at the end, but we dominated the game. Kyogo Furuhashi then rounded the Dutch goalkeeper after being played in behind by McGregor, but Anthony Stewart was on the line to cut off his effort from a tight angle. For the second period, Postecoglou brought on Liel Abada for Daizen Maeda at half-time and the forward had an immediate impact.

Teams like Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and several other top teams are rumoured to be keeping ...

Thus, it could be a good fit for Juranovic in that respect as well. Juranovic has been a star performer for Celtic since arriving in the summer of 2021 from Legia Warsaw and he has performed brilliantly at the World Cup for Croatia as well. Teams like Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and several other top teams are rumoured to be keeping an eye on one or more of the Hoops’ players.

It's long been one of Scottish football's most anticipated fixtures and there's an extra layer of intrigue as the Scottish Premiership returns after it's ...

Aberdeen have barely touched the ball in Celtic's half, but you feel like it's going to take a moment of magic to break Goodwin's side down. The onus is massively on Jota, Abada and O'Riley to create something here. They are opening doors but there are no rewards for all of their efforts. Celtic really knocking on the door now. Will there be some festive cheer for the Hoops? Signs of desperation creeping in now as we reach the 80th minute. That Celtic away end is in absolute raptures. I have to thank them as well for that." Matty Kennedy finds some space down the right-hand side and attempts to beat Greg Taylor on the touchline, but he runs out of room and the ball trickles out for a goal kick. His drilled effort beats Roos all ends up and nestles in the bottom corner, and he runs to the roar of the Celtic faithful. And it was the former who had a say in the goal, with his neat backheel giving McGregor space to line up a shot. In a game that was only ever going one way in terms of possession and control, Celtic were huffing and puffing at the door but couldn't quite break the hatches on a cold Saturday morning in the

Aberdeen have been criticised for their defensive approach in their 1-0 defeat by Celtic having taken no points from three games against the Old Firm.

In Miovski and Duk, they had two of the in-form forwards in the division. Aberdeen, who have much greater resource, are now under pressure to do the same. "Not being as open and expansive as Aberdeen were at Ibrox against Rangers. He can't be as expansive as he was at Ibrox. Next up, is the visit of Rangers. We tried to have a go at Rangers at Ibrox and lost 4-1. St Mirren's strikers had almost double the number of touches that Bojan Miovski and Duk did at Pittodrie. And nobody would disagree they were outplayed. "It's not a way I particularly enjoy setting my team up, but we respected the opposition before the game. Even if Aberdeen had come out of this game with a point, I still don't think it's acceptable. Aberdeen at home against anybody with 19% possession is embarrassing." "We tried to have a go at Celtic on the opening day of the season and lost 2-0.

A PHRASE that Ange Postecoglou used during a Lennoxtown training session which was filmed and broadcast on Celtic TV not long after the…

They had nine men in and around their penalty box for pretty much the duration of the encounter. Next up is Livingston at home in the Premiership on Wednesday night. Forrest backheeled the ball to his old mucker McGregor and the skipper, returning to action after nine weeks out with a knee injury, made no mistake. Postecoglou enjoyed an outstanding debut season at Celtic and led his team to a League Cup and Premiership double. Or of losing in one of the cup competitions? Their supporters revel in their heroes’ willingness to fight for every ball from kick-off to the final whistle and that admirable trait certainly reflects well on Postecoglou’s motivational abilities.

Celtic dominated Aberdeen but were unable to find a breakthrough - until their returning captain took them up a level.

[Carl Starfelt](https://theathletic.com/football/player/carl-starfelt-GPcOc7z5Y0lu9Dsh/) acted as sweepers. “Cal (McGregor) kept his foot on the accelerator just the right amount.” That’s a small margin for error. That’s now seven league games this season in which Celtic have allowed their opponents just five or fewer shots. On that day, Celtic had already scored four times by the break while against Aberdeen, two-thirds of their efforts were from outside the penalty area. They have required patience against defensive tactics from domestic opponents. This moment highlighted McGregor’s unique ability to give Celtic attacking impetus and defensive security. Aberdeen were in their best run of home form since 2017, with five league wins in a row at Pittodrie Stadium, and parked the bus to frustrate the visitors. He did try and move Celtic higher up the park, making 31 passes into the final third. Before the match, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou was typically forthright about the benefit of his captain’s return, with McGregor featuring for the first time since he was ruled out with a knee injury in October: “The boys stepped up. To make way for Mcgregor’s return, Hatate was less involved in ball progression and struggled to adapt. However, McGregor had shown that switching up Celtic’s approach could lead to chances.

Celtic ba ta buƙatar wani ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na musamman don nuna farin cikin da suka yi na samun kyaftin Callum McGregor ya dawo daga rauni amma za ...

Ya yi ƙoƙari ya motsa Celtic sama da wurin shakatawa, inda ya yi 31 a cikin na uku na ƙarshe. Wannan lokacin ya nuna iyawar McGregor na musamman na baiwa Celtic kwarin gwiwa da tsaro na tsaro. Ba za mu iya ba da tabbacin cewa ya yi daidai ba. Wannan na ƙarshe ya burge musamman yayin da Celtic ta iyakance Aberdeen zuwa harbi biyu kawai, wanda babu wanda ya kai ga manufa. Celtic ta matse wasan ne bayan kwanar kwana, inda ta mallake Aberdeen mai gajiyawa daf da burin nasu. O’Riley ya sami matsala mai wahala da farko, yana yin rashin kyau ta taɓawa da kuma rasa damar yin mu’amala da Anthony Ralston duk da gibin da ke cikin tsarin Aberdeen a bayan Duk, na gaba na hagu. Koyaya, McGregor ya nuna cewa canza salon Celtic na iya haifar da dama. McGregor bai cika damuwa ba – babu dan wasan gaba da ya matsa shi kuma ‘yan wasan tsakiya na Aberdeen sun zauna sosai. “Mun bukaci hakan a yau saboda yana da sauƙi a gare ni in zauna a nan in ce dole ne mu tsaya kan tsarin kuma mu buga wasan kwallon kafa, amma idan kuna can kuma kuna da rinjaye kuma ba ku ci ba yana da sauƙi. Aberdeen sun kasance a cikin mafi kyawun tsarin su na gida tun 2017, tare da nasara biyar a jere a filin wasa na Pittodrie, kuma sun yi fakin bas don takaicin baƙi. Kafin wasan, kociyan Celtic Ange Postecoglou ya bayyana a fili game da fa’idar dawowar kyaftin dinsa, inda McGregor ya nuna a karon farko tun lokacin da aka cire shi da rauni a gwiwarsa a watan Oktoba: “Yaran sun tashi. [y](https://nnn.ng/videodownload/youtube-downloader/)i na samun kyaftin Callum McGregor ya dawo daga rauni amma za su ɗauka.