A Bola's Celtic ratings point to one clear positive from a bruising night, with Hassseim Hassan named as the brightest substitute and Celtic left to absorb the rest of the damage. Jhon Durán's Panenka down the middle was one of the moments that shifted the match, and the report also says Sinisolo conceded four goals.
Hassan's impact off the bench
The reporter's line on Hassan was simple enough, especially in translation from Portuguese. "The Egyptian came on after the break and gave the Scots life," A Bola's match reporter wrote. That sits neatly with the numbers on his season. Hassan has a 7.41 rating in the Premiership, plus 2 goal contributions in 6 appearances, so there is at least some end product behind the bench lift.
A Bola also pointed to Toni being in the stands to be honoured for his 80 years, which added a separate note to an otherwise bleak evening. Hassan's 6.33 rating in the Europa League defeat still places him well above the mood around the rest of the side.
Celtic's defensive damage
The back line took the harsher reading. A Bola said the biggest culprit for the disastrous start was M. Murray, while T. Trusty and Kieran Tierney were also part of the criticism around Celtic's shape. The same report singled out N. McGregor as part of the broader problems, with the team repeatedly exposed before Hassan's introduction changed the tone.
Durán's Panenka was the cleanest technical detail in the piece, but it was the defensive collapse that defined the night. Sinisolo conceding four goals is the kind of line that tells its own story, and A Bola's ratings reflected that from the goalkeeper through to the centre of the defence.
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