The first half was a quiet affair, with neither side able to find a breakthrough. The hosts had the better chances, with a shot from Duarte tipped onto the crossbar by Kasper Schmeichel, while another effort from Arnautovic went just wide of the post. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers made a key half-time substitution, bringing on Kelechi Iheanacho for Maeda, a change that immediately paid dividends.
Just minutes into the second half, Iheanacho found the top corner with a superb finish after a well-timed pass from Nygren. However, the lead was short-lived, as the hosts found an equalizer less than ten minutes later. A corner found Uchenna at the back post, who sent the ball back into the box for Arnautovic to turn in and level the score.
The statistics suggest Celtic might have deserved more from the encounter, as their expected goals (xG) of 1.74 was slightly higher than Red Star's 1.31. The result continues a streak for both teams, as Celtic's defense has now conceded just three goals in 10 games this season, while Crvena zvezda's run of scoring and conceding in each of their last 10 home European matches continues.
The match also saw Kieran Tierney make his first European appearance for Celtic since December 2018, a gap of six years and 285 days. Both sides will be back in Europa League action next week, with Red Star traveling to take on FC Porto and Celtic hosting Braga.