Scottish PremiershipSunday, August 31, 2025Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow RANGERS… 0 CELTIC… 0 Celtic maintained their unbeaten start to the Premiership campaign with a 0-0 draw against Rangers at Ibrox. It was a match of few chances for either side, with the Hoops delivering another clean sheet and taking the point which puts them top of the table again, ahead of Hearts on goal difference. The match saw Michel-Ange Balikwisa make his debut just a couple of days after signing from Royal Antwerp, and the Belgian forward took his place on the left of a three-man attack, with Benjamin Nygren on the right flank and Daizen Maeda through the middle. While the home side had a number of corners in the first 45 minutes, the Celtic defence dealt well with the danger, although they were also thankful for VAR just before the half-hour mark which ruled out John Souttar’s goal for offside.Celtic looked livelier after the break and Nygren had an effort on 54 minutes, although it went high and wide. And then Reo Hatate had the Hoops’ first effort on target in the 60th minute, but his low effort from the edge of the box was comfortably saved by Jack Butland. Four minutes later, as Brendan Rodgers’ side tried to exert more pressure, Kieran Tierney tried his luck with an overhead kick from 15 yards out after the ball wasn’t cleared from a corner but, again, it was saved by the Rangers keeper. In truth, it was a game of attrition, with neither side able to carve out any clear-cut chances, and both will take a point from the first Glasgow derby of the season, going into the international break.
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