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.
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Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic: Player Ratings as Morgan Rogers’ hat-trick takes Emery’s men straight to 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 60th 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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