Celtic Earn Point in Belgrade
- Here's a roundup of the Europa League action involving Celtic, AS Roma, and Nottingham Forest on September 24, 2025.
- Half-time substitute Kelechi Iheanacho fired Celtic ahead in Belgrade before the Scottish champions had to settle for a point against Red Star in thier Europa League opener.
- after a first half which saw Republic of Ireland international Liam Scales produce several crucial interventions to keep the hosts at bay,Iheanacho finished brilliantly in the 55th minute...
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Europa League Roundup: Celtic Draw, Ferguson Features for Roma
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Here’s a roundup of the Europa League action involving Celtic, AS Roma, and Nottingham Forest on September 24, 2025.
Celtic 1-1 Red star Belgrade
Half-time substitute Kelechi Iheanacho fired Celtic ahead in Belgrade before the Scottish champions had to settle for a point against Red Star in thier Europa League opener.
after a first half which saw Republic of Ireland international Liam Scales produce several crucial interventions to keep the hosts at bay,Iheanacho finished brilliantly in the 55th minute as Celtic made a flying start to the second half.
Benjamin nygren made a direct run at the heart of the home defense and zipped in a pass to Iheanacho, who took a touch and sidefooted the ball into the top corner from 16 yards.
but they were pegged back by former West Ham,Stoke and Inter Milan forward Marko Arnautovic,who scrambled the ball home following a corner.
Brendan Rodgers’ side could not get back on the front foot and would have been more than satisfied to take a 1-1 draw back from Serbia given the overall balance of play in the Rajko Mitic Stadium.
AS Roma 2-1 Nice
Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson was a second-half substitute for AS Roma as the Italian giants opened their campaign with a 2-1 win at Ligue 1 side Nice.
Ferguson, who joined Roma on loan from Brighton this summer, has started three of their opening four Serie A fixtures this season, including sunday’s Rome derby victory over Lazio.
However, the 20-year-old Meathman was on the bench with Ukraine international Artem Dobvyk starting up front in his stead, before coming on for the final 21 minutes at the Allianz Riviera stadium in southern France.
Before his introduction, Ferguson’s namesake Evan Ndicka opened the scoring on 52 minutes before the Ivorian’s centre-back partner Gianluigi Mancini doubled the lead three minutes later.
Terem Moffi pulled a goal back for Nice from the penalty spot with 13 minutes to go but Roma held on to claim all three points.
Nottingham Forest’s First European Match
Nottingham Forest‘s first European match…