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Things Go From Bad to Worse for Stumbling Celtic

Ferencvaros defeated Celtic 3-1 in their Europa League opener at Parkhead, with the Hungarian side capitalizing on early defensive lapses to secure victory.
Manager Martin O'Neill shuffled his lineup following Sunday's 3-0 Premier Sports Cup defeat to Rangers, replacing goalkeeper Sam Johnstone with Viljami Sinisalo and introducing Camilo Duran, James Forrest, Haissem Hassan, and Oliver Sorensen.
Winger Bamidele Yusuf forced a 20th-minute deflection off Liam Scales to give Ferencvaros an early lead; midfielder Mika Baur equalized in the 44th minute before Kristoffer Zachariassen and Daniel Arzani restored the Hungarian side's advantage.
Celtic introduced Benjamin Nygren, Sebastian Tounekti, and Luke McCowan to change momentum, but Nygren missed from 30 yards after keeper Adam Varga parried an effort, leaving the deficit intact.
The Europa League campaign began with a significant home challenge for Celtic after a bruising week. The defeat adds pressure on O'Neill's squad to regroup quickly for upcoming fixtures.

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