Celtic 2-0 Villarreal: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 10 December 2008

Result

Celtic 2-0 Villarreal

Champions League · Wednesday 10 December 2008, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Celtic 2-0 Villarreal: match report

Celtic won against Villarreal 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 10 December 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.

Shaun Maloney opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Celtic's goals came from Shaun Maloney (14') and Aiden McGeady (45+2'). Villarreal did not score.

Discipline: Celtic received 2 yellow cards; Villarreal received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Celtic were 57th on 2 points from 5 and Villarreal 24th on 9 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Celtic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Celtic wins, 1 draw and 2 for Villarreal.

Going into the match Celtic's last five read L-D-L-L-D and Villarreal's D-D-W-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Shaun MaloneyCeltic · 1-0
  • 35'Red card · Guillermo Franco FarquarsonVillarreal
  • 36'Yellow card · EdmilsonVillarreal
  • 41'Yellow card · SennaVillarreal
  • 45+2'Goal · Aiden McGeadyCeltic · 2-0
  • 50'Yellow card · Ángel LópezVillarreal
  • 58'Yellow card · Ariel Santiago IbagazaVillarreal
  • 63'Yellow card · Gary CaldwellCeltic
  • 77'Yellow card · Paul McGowanCeltic

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Celtic 0, draws 1, Villarreal 2.

Team news

Celtic line-up (4-4-2)

Stephen McManus, Aiden McGeady, Georgios Samaras, Artur Boruc, Andreas Hinkel, G. Caldwell, Scott Brown, Paul Hartley, Mark Wilson, Shaun Maloney, Shunsuke Nakamura

Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)

Sebastián Viera, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Edmilson, Ángel López, Fabricio Fuentes, Cani, Ariel Ibagaza, Matías Fernández, Senna, Bruno, Guillermo Franco Farquarson