Celtic is using it as a starting point in the Europa League.
Brendan Rodgers’ team was far from it in the first half, but Celtic arrived and began to cause problems for Red Star Belgrade.
Despite Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal after coming off the bench, Vladan Milojevic’s team responded with a cocky and obnoxious Marko Arnautovic.
Overall, it was a fair outcome, and the man in the Belgrade dugout expressed his opinions on Celtic.
Celtic “wasn’t shocked.” Vladan Milojevic, coach of Red Star Belgrade
Both sides might contend that they had enough to win, and Milojevic observed that his team “didn’t succeed” in scoring the game-winning goal.
When Celtic placed his team under pressure in the second half, the Red Star coach said his team “got out of an awkward situation.”
The Scottish champions “didn’t surprise us with anything,” Milojevic continued in an interview with Mozzart Sport, and he expressed his satisfaction with that.
Regarding his team, Milojevic remarked, “One goal was missing.” Regretfully, we were unsuccessful. Although we gave up a goal, we managed to escape a precarious scenario in which Celtic had two or three chances.
“We scored a goal and were able to return with dignity.” It would have been simpler for us if Mirko Ivanic had scored at that time. That’s football, though. The Europa League is in play.
“Celtic is an excellent squad. The fact that they didn’t surprise us in any way makes me especially thrilled. At halftime, we were compelled to make adjustments. However, the players who showed up did their best. Let’s go on.
Red Star Belgrade keeper Mateus ‘saved’ his team against Celtic
Daizen Maeda was substituted since Celtic didn’t provide much of a threat in the first half. In the second, you could feel the goal coming and it was much better.
As he continued on Mozzart Sport, Milojevic acknowledged that his goalie “saved us” after his teammates “left a lot of space” for the away team, even if Red Star thought they could have won the game. Celtic still had their chances.
“Both teams played to win, and it was a good and meaningful game,” Milojevic continued. “A worthy foe. We wanted to dominate and force them to step outside of their comfort zone, even though we had no issues in the first half. They would try, we knew.
Mateus came to our rescue during that “blackout” at the start of the second half. We gave the Celtic players plenty of room to come from the second plan, which is how we let up a goal.
“It’s really challenging to overcome such opponents. We scored an equalising goal, and the team demonstrated character. That was Marko Arnautovic’s big opportunity. We still have a lot of games left, so I’m never content when we lose. We must examine it.
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