{"id":797506,"date":"2026-03-01T19:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/797506\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:24:17","slug":"celtic-player-ratings-as-reo-hatate-and-fellow-super-subs-sicken-rangers-but-new-signings-overawed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/797506\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic player ratings as Reo Hatate and fellow super subs sicken Rangers but new signings overawed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our man Michael Gannon was at Ibrox to run the rule over Martin O’Neill’s comeback heroes<\/p>\n

14:18, 01 Mar 2026Updated 16:50, 01 Mar 2026<\/p>\n

\"Celtic<\/p>\n

Celtic emerged from Ibrox with a valuable point(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n

Celtic looked down and out at Ibrox after a shambolic first-half threatened to destroy their title hopes.<\/p>\n

But the Hoops came roaring back after the break to rescue a point that could prove so precious come the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Youssef Chermiti<\/a> wreaked havoc with a brace but the champions refused to give up as Kieran Tierney<\/a> and Reo Hatate salvaged a draw to sicken the Rangers<\/a> crowd.<\/p>\n

Here, Record Sport <\/strong>delivers our player ratings.<\/p>\n

Viljami Sinisalo:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t look fazed by getting the nod in such a huge game, had no chance with the goals but always looked comfortable and capable when under the cosh. 6<\/p>\n

Julian Araujo:<\/strong> Had a nightmare start and was guilty at both first half goals while his head was swimming but composed himself as the game wore on. 6<\/p>\n

Dane Murray:<\/strong> Under severe pressure and buckled with his fresh air swipe when trying to defend the second goal before settling and then strong late on. 6<\/p>\n

Liam Scales:<\/strong> Had it tough going against Chermiti and Naderi, with the Gers duo winning the physical battle at first before recovering. 6<\/p>\n

Kieran Tierney:<\/strong> One of the few Celts up for the physical scrap, constantly trying to drive forward and then popping up with a cracking headed goal. 6<\/p>\n

Callum McGregor:<\/strong> Badly exposed in the first half as Celtic<\/a> were overpower but dragged himself and his side back into the game in outstanding second period. 7<\/p>\n

\"Sebastian<\/p>\n

Sebastian Tounekti played a super sub role(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain:<\/strong> Got swamped by the fixture from the off as the intensity seemed to take him by surprise. Often caught on the ball and replaced at the break. 3<\/p>\n

Benjamin Nygren:<\/strong> Part of the problem in the first half but did much better after the break, getting into better areas and picking out Tierney for the goal. 6<\/p>\n

Daizen Maeda:<\/strong> A shadow of the player who has tormented Gers in this fixture but still Celtic\u2019s main threat and more so after the break, when he had a couple of huge chances with headers. 6<\/p>\n

Yang Hyun-Jun:<\/strong> Couldn\u2019t get a grip of the game going forward and didn\u2019t exactly do his full back any favours going the other way either. 5<\/p>\n

Junior Adamu:<\/strong> Surprise starter ahead of Cvancara but he struggled to win anything in the air or hold the ball up. Offered next to nothing and was off at half-time. 2<\/p>\n

Subs<\/p>\n

Sebastian Tounekti (for Adamu 46):<\/strong> Instantly gave his side more of a drive with his willingness to go at defenders and asked serious questions. 7<\/p>\n

Reo Hatate (for Oxlade-Chamberlain 46):<\/strong> Changed the tone, adding more of an attacking impetus after the break and eventually levelled at the third bite from his penalty. 7<\/p>\n

Luke McCowan (for Yang 74):<\/strong> Posed a threat coming off the right and had a big chance to slot a leveller that would have been similar to his Stuttgart strike. 5<\/p>\n

Marcelo Saracchi (for Tierney 74):<\/strong> Provided a bit of bite on and off the ball in the closing spell as Celts searched for an equaliser. 4<\/p>\n

James Forrest (for Nygren 85):<\/strong> Provided a spark and had a key role in hitting the byline in the build up to the late penalty. 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our man Michael Gannon was at Ibrox to run the rule over Martin O’Neill’s comeback heroes 14:18, 01…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":797507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4100],"tags":[71298,2628,94,34286,26957,218811,79673,1946,102653,1638,7081,136191,79,16,15,70993],"class_list":["post-797506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-alex-oxlade-chamberlain","tag-celtic-fc","tag-football","tag-ibrox-stadium","tag-james-forrest","tag-junior-adamu","tag-martin-oneill","tag-rangers-fc","tag-reo-hatate","tag-scottish-premiership","tag-scottish-professional-football-league","tag-sebastian-tounekti","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-viljami-sinisalo"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116155558601978986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/797507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}