Celtic lose at home to Braga in Europa League | The Express Tribune
Key Takeaways
- Celtic lost 2-0 at home to Braga in their Europa League match.
- The loss leaves Celtic with only one point from their first two Europa League games.
- Ricardo Horta scored the opening goal, followed by a late second from substitute Gabri Martinez.
- A potential equalizer for Celtic by Kelechi Iheanacho was controversially disallowed after a VAR review for handball.
- Manager Brendan Rodgers described the performance as 'really disappointing'.
Celtic's poor European run continued as they lost 2-0 at home to Braga in their Europa League fixture on Thursday, leaving the Scottish champions with a meager one point from their initial two group games. Braga took the lead through a long-range strike from Ricardo Horta that easily beat goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Celtic's hopes of leveling were dashed when a VAR review overturned a potential equalizer by Kelechi Iheanacho due to a supposed handball. The result was confirmed when substitute Gabri Martinez scored a scrappy second goal late on for the Portuguese visitors. Manager Brendan Rodgers lamented the performance, noting the team failed to recover after the first goal, despite showing improvement in the second half. This defeat compounds Celtic's offensive struggles, as they have now failed to score in five of their twelve games across all competitions this season.
