{"id":452493,"date":"2026-03-01T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/452493\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T20:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:08:12","slug":"celtic-player-ratings-as-reo-hatate-and-fellow-super-subs-sicken-rangers-but-new-signings-overawed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/452493\/","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 delivers our player ratings.<\/p>\n

Viljami Sinisalo: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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): 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): 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): 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): 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): 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":452494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[38776,2817,218,9744,18670,151473,30905,2714,32195,8058,11728,49475,101,56,54,55,83581],"class_list":{"0":"post-452493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-alex-oxlade-chamberlain","9":"tag-celtic-fc","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-ibrox-stadium","12":"tag-james-forrest","13":"tag-junior-adamu","14":"tag-martin-oneill","15":"tag-rangers-fc","16":"tag-reo-hatate","17":"tag-scottish-premiership","18":"tag-scottish-professional-football-league","19":"tag-sebastian-tounekti","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-unitedkingdom","24":"tag-viljami-sinisalo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}