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Sturm v Rangers commentary BBC Radio Scotland This video can not be played Sturm v Rangers commentary BBC Radio Scotland HT: Celtic 0-1 Braga Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound Celtic have to do something because Braga have dominated since the goal and look very menacing on the attack. HT: Celtic 0-1 Braga Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Celtic Park Boos greet the half-time whistle, very unsurprisingly. Celtic have been poor, with the exception of the first 10 minutes or so. Thereafter, Braga sorted themselves out, exploited the vast spaces Celtic were offering them and gratefully accepted Kasper Schmeichel's meek effort to keep out Ricardo Horta's speculative long-range effort. The Scottish champions will need to be much, much better after the break if they're to ignite their Europa League campaign. HT: Celtic 0-1 Braga Celtic 0-1 Braga Steady start in our first helping of half-time booing tonight from the Celtic support. Their team have not been very good. Celtic 0-1 Braga Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Celtic Park Celtic are scrambling to get to half-time just the one goal down. Tells you all you need to know about the first 45. Not good at all from a home point of view. Credit to Braga, they've been good. Celtic 0-1 Braga Ooft, Celtic get away with another one. It's Florian Grillitsch again, he has two close-range goal-bound shots blocked. Celtic 0-1 Braga Braga look for a second as Florian Grillitsch smashes one from the edge of the box, but Kasper Schmeichel tips over and Celtic deal with the corner. Celtic 0-1 Braga Kasper Schmeichel boots a ball from his own box all the way out for a Braga goal kick. Does that count as a shot? Celtic 0-1 Braga Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Celtic Park Braga haven't had a great start to the season in Portugal, lying in 7th place currently. They're enjoying themselves in Glasgow, however, and in the Europa League in general, with their 1-0 defeat of Feyenoord their only victory in their past five matches. They're on course for all three points at the moment. Celtic 0-1 Braga Colby Donovan tries a Ricardo Horta, but he doesn't hit the target. Ambitious from the youngster. Celtic 0-1 Braga Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound Celtic are almost outnumbered in the middle of the pitch. Celtic 0-1 Braga Celtic are also now on 46% possession. It felt like they must have been on double that before Braga scored. Celtic 0-1 Braga Thirty-nine minutes in and Celtic have one shot on target. Celtic 0-1 Braga Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Celtic Park With 10 minutes to go until half-time, this has been a curiously lacklustre first 45 minutes from Celtic. After a decent enough start, they've completely fallen out of this match and don't look like posing Braga any kind of threat. There's a big team talk coming from Brendan Rodgers, and possibly some personnel changes too. The midfield isn't working and Celtic also look vulnerable down either flank. Celtic 0-1 Braga Tom English BBC Scotland chief sports writer Cameras panned to the director's box at Celtic where there's no sign of Dermot Desmond. Playing in the Dunhill Links in Fife this week, of course. Celtic 0-1 Braga Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound At this moment in time Braga are dominating the ball and they look like the ones who are going to score the next goal. Celtic 0-1 Braga In the meantime, Paulo Bernardo has taken a wee bang to the head but looks okay to play on. Celtic 0-1 Braga The camera pans to Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson and chairman Peter Lawwell refreshing their Tik Tok feeds. Okay that might not be entirely true, but they were both on their phones. Celtic 0-1 Braga Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Celtic Park A couple of minutes ago, Kelechi Iheanacho looked across to manager Brendan Rodgers as if to say: 'What's going on? '. Right-back Colby Donovan had just scooped an aimless pass in his direction that he had no chance of getting control of. Celtic, all of a sudden, look a little lost, with Braga completely in control of this match with half an hour played. There's far too much space in the home midfield, with Callum Mc Gregor, Paulo Bernardo and Benjamin Nygren an unconvincing-looking trio thus far. Celtic 0-1 Braga Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound Celtic just need to get a hold of the ball and get their own passing going. They haven't had a touch of the ball for the past six or seven minutes. This video can not be played 'Fans have told me criticism has gone too far' - Martin Europa League: Sturm Graz v Rangers Venue: Liebenauer Stadium, Graz Date: Thursday, 2 October Time: 20: 00 BST Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio Scotland Extra & Sounds, live text coverage on the BBC Sport website & app Rangers head coach Russell Martin says he had hoped fans could "enjoy their team winning" against Livingston rather than direct more criticism towards him in the aftermath of their maiden league win of the season. Some supporters continued to chant for Martin's removal even after Max Aaron's stoppage-time winner because of a poor start to the campaign. Rangers have won five of their 15 games and are in Austria to face Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday, having lost their opener 1-0 to Genk at Ibrox. Martin said he walked straight down the tunnel so the players could enjoy the victory against Livingston, their first in six attempts in the league, amid chants for him to be sacked. "I want the players to enjoy it and people choose to turn their attention to me, " Martin said. "I just wish at that point they could enjoy their team winning and the lads could enjoy it rather than have that energy towards me. "The other thing I find sad is when I see kids standing next to their dads and stuff and sticking their fingers up at me and swearing at me. I don't feel particularly sad about it for me I just feel like that for the cycle [of abuse] to go on. " Martin added social media "amplifies" the "ferocity" of criticism in football, and vowed to continue to try to turn things around. "I'm here, we've made mistakes, " he said. "There's been some tough moments, but we're giving everything we've got to improve the club, as is Kevin [Thelwell], as is Patrick [Stewart], as are the owners. "And I think when you have so much change, I've said it before, it's not an excuse, but I think it is pretty evident it might take some time. So the criticism aimed at me is fine. "I had a lot of fans come up to me in the city and around the place saying actually to ignore it, that they feel it's gone quite some way over the normal criticism. I've appreciated that. "But the rest of it is what it is. I think they just want to see their team win. " Thelwell son to take up Rangers recruitment job Rangers are without midfielder Mohamed Diomande after his red card against Genk, while Lyall Cameron has sat out recent games but is nearing a return. Sturm Graz talisman Otar Kiteishvili is expected to be in the squad after the Georgia international returned to his homeland for personal reasons, missing the last two matches. Jurgen Saumel's side clinched a second consecutive Austrian Bundesliga title last season having ended a decade of RB Salzburg dominance, while playing in the Champions League. They struggled in Europe's elite competition, only beating RB Leipzig and Bojan Miovski's Girona 1-0 while losing their other six games and finishing 30th out of 36 teams. Like Rangers they were humbled in the play-off round as they sought to return to the Champions League, losing 6-2 on aggregate to Bodo/Glimt after a 5-0 drubbing in Norway. Their squad looks weaker than last season too, with top scorer and former Motherwell loanee Mika Biereth departing for Monaco in January after netting 14 goals in half a season. Striker William Boving was also sold to Mainz before the summer deadline. Scotland right-back Max Johnston, who played 65 times and won three trophies in his two seasons in Austria, joined Derby County. Their key threat is Georgia international Kiteishvili, who plays at the tip of Sturm's midfield diamond. The playmaker grabbed 13 goals last season and has five so far this campaign, despite missing some time through injury and, more recently, personal reasons. Sturm Graz and Rangers met in the group stage of the 2000-01 Champions League, with Austrians losing 5-0 at Ibrox and winning 2-0 at home. Rangers have won five of their seven European games against Austrian sides (L2), although four of those victories came in Glasgow. Sturm Graz have won each of their last three home European games, last enjoying a longer run between July and October 2000 (five wins). Rangers have lost just two of their past nine away games in Europe (W4 D3), scoring two or more goals in each of their victories in this period. After their 1-0 defeat to Genk, Rangers could start a campaign with two successive defeats for the sixth time, after 1963-64 (European Cup), 1996-97 (Champions League), 1997-98 (UEFA Cup), 2021-22 (Europa League), and 2022-23 (Champions League). Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. No players have been substituted yet After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 2nd October 2025 at 20: 50 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Jürgen Säumel Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Russell Martin Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Jürgen Säumel Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Russell Martin Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Sturm v Rangers commentary. BBC Radio Scotland. Audio Sturm v Rangers commentary BBC Radio Scotland Listen live Sportsound reaction. BBC Radio Scotland. Audio Sportsound reaction BBC Radio Scotland Listen live UEFA Europa League All competitions All competitions All competitions Sturm Graz have played Rangers twice before in European competition, winning one and losing one of their matches against the Scottish outfit in the first group stage of the 2000-01 UEFA Champions League. Rangers have won five of their seven European games against Austrian sides (L2), though four of those victories came on home soil.   Sturm Graz have won each of their last three home European outings, last enjoying a longer run on home soil between July and October 2000 (5 wins). Rangers have lost just two of their last nine away games in major European competition (W4 D3), scoring 2+ goals in each of their victories in this period. After their 1-0 defeat to Genk on MD1, Rangers could begin a major European campaign with two successive defeats for the sixth time, after 1963-64 (European Cup), 1996-97 (UEFA Champions League), 1997-98 (UEFA Cup), 2021-22 (UEFA Europa League), and 2022-23 (UEFA Champions League). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.