Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic: Player Ratings as Morgan Rogers’ hat-trick takes Emery’s men straight to round of 16

Aston Villa hosted Celtic at Villa Park in the UEFA Champions League on January 29 and secured a 4-2 win to qualify directly for the round of 16.

The hosts made a great start as Morgan Rogers’ quickfire double fired them 2-0 up just five minutes into the match. However, Villa were unable to expand their advantage and Celtic capitalized on that. Adam Idah made it 2-2 before the break with a brace of his own.

Ollie Watkins then scored to make it 3-2 for Aston Villa in the 60^th minute but missed a penalty seven minutes later. Both managers made a host of changes but the Villans had the last laugh as Rogers completed his hat-trick late in the game to make it 4-2.

On that note, let’s take a look at the player ratings.

Aston Villa Player Ratings vs Celtic

Goalkeeper

Emiliano Martinez – 6.5/10

Martinez made two decent saves in goal for Aston Villa.

Defenders

Matty Cash – 6.5/10

Cash made a good start to the game but picked up an injury and was subbed off.

Ezri Konsa – 6.5/10

Konsa won two duels and made one interception in a decent performance.

Boubacar Kamara – 7/10

Kamara won all three of his duels, making one clearance and one interception.

Lucas Digne – 6/10

Digne put in a subpar performance for his team in this game.

Midfielders

Lamare Bogarde – 7/10

He passed the ball with 90% accuracy and won six of seven duels.

Youri Tielemans – 7/10

He passed the ball with 88% accuracy and won four duels in midfield.

Morgan Rogers – 9/10

He made a great start by scoring a brace inside five minutes. Rogers completed his hat-trick in second-half stoppage time.

Forwards

Leon Bailey – 7.5/10

Bailey played four key passes, completed two dribbles, and won four duels in a good performance.

Jacob Ramsey – 8.5/10

Ramsey made a sharp start and grabbed an assist in either half. He played three other key passes and won five duels as well.

Ollie Watkins – 7.5/10

Watkins assisted Aston Villa’s second goal and grabbed a goal himself in the second half. However, he did miss a penalty.

Substitutes

John McGinn – 7/10

McGinn replaced Cash and put in a decent performance.

Ian Maatsen – 6.5/10

He replaced Digne and played well for Aston Villa.

Manager

Unai Emery – 7.5/10

He set his team up well and secured a vital win to advance to the knockouts.

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Celtic Player Ratings vs Aston Villa

Goalkeeper

Kasper Schmeichel – 6/10

He made three saves in a decent performance in goal for Celtic.

Defenders

Alistair Johnston – 7/10

Johnston won five duels, making four interceptions, three clearances, including one off the goal line.

Auston Trusty – 6/10

Trusty had a tough time in defence in a subpar performance.

Liam Scales – 6.5/10

Scales had a decent game in central defence for Celtic as he won two duels, made four clearances and three blocks.

Greg Taylor – 6.5/10

Taylor won two duels, made two interceptions and also made two tackles.

Midfielders

Arne Engels – 6.5/10

Engels had a decent first half but was subbed off in the second.

Callum McGregor – 6/10

The Celtic captain put in a subpar performance in midfield and could not help his team to create much or to nullify Villa’s threat.

Reo Hatate – 7.5/10

Hatate had a good first half and bagged an assist. He also won three duels and attempted one shot on target.

Forwards

Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn – 6.5/10

He put in a subpar performance out on the right flank for Celtic.

Adam Idah – 8.5/10

He brought his team back into the match with a late brace in the first half. He also played one key pass.

Yang Hyun-Jun – 6/10

He failed to make an impact for Celtic on the left flank and was subbed off.

Substitutes

Paulo Bernardo – 6.5/10

He replaced Engels and put in a decent performance after coming on.

Luis Palma – 6/10

He replaced Hyun-Jun and put in a decent performance in the second half.

Daniel Cummings – 6/10

He replaced Idah but could not make an impact on the proceedings.

Dane Murray & Luke McCowan – N/A

The pair played less than 10 minutes apiece and do not warrant a rating.

Manager

Brendan Rodgers – 7/10

He set his team up well but will have to settle for the playoff round.

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