Celtic 3-4 CFR Cluj: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 13 August 2019
Result
Celtic 3-4 CFR Cluj
Champions League · Tuesday 13 August 2019, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Celtic 3-4 CFR Cluj: match report
Celtic were beaten by CFR Cluj 3-4 in the Champions League on Tuesday 13 August 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Ciprian Deac opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Celtic's goals came from James Forrest (51'), Odsonne Edouard (61') and Ryan Christie (76'). CFR Cluj scored through Ciprian Deac (27'), Billel Omrani (74', penalty), Billel Omrani (80') and George Tucudean (90+7').
Discipline: Celtic received 1 yellow card; CFR Cluj received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Celtic were 2nd on 13 points from 5 and CFR Cluj 11th on 8 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Celtic lined up in a 3-4-3 and CFR Cluj in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Celtic wins, 1 draw and 0 for CFR Cluj.
Going into the match Celtic's last five read D-W-W-W-W and CFR Cluj's D-D-W-W-L.
Key events
- 27'Goal · Ciprian Deac
- 40'Yellow card · Mario Rondón
- 41'Yellow card · H. Elhamed
- 51'Goal · James Forrest
- 61'Goal · Odsonne Edouard
- 62'Yellow card · Ciprian Deac
- 74'Penalty goal · Billel Omrani
- 76'Goal · Ryan Christie
- 80'Goal · Billel Omrani
- 87'Yellow card · Giedrius Arlauskis
- 90+7'Goal · George Tucudean
Head-to-head
Team news
Celtic line-up (3-4-3)
Scott Bain, Jozo Simunovic, Hatem Abd Elhamed, Kristoffer Ajer, Scott Brown, Ryan Christie, Olivier Ntcham, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Mikey Johnston, Odsonne Édouard
CFR Cluj line-up (4-4-2)
Giedrius Arlauskis, Andrei Burcă, Mateo Susic, Mário Camora, Paulo Vinícius, Luís Aurélio, Damjan Djokovic, Ciprian Deac, Mihai Bordeianu, Mario Rondon, Billel Omrani