Celtic will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League Play Offs. After a night of permutations in Europe’s top competition, Celtic were beaten by Aston Villa in an enthralling game at Villa Park.
Analysis of a frenetic 'Battle of Britain' which saw Villa prevail and book their place in the Champions League's knockout phase
Tierney is set to leave Arsenal for Celtic, be that now or in the summer, and Chris Sutton has now shared his reaction to this news. Sutton reacted to the news about Tierney returning to Celtic on social media. Sutton, of course, has a soft spot for Celtic having played for the club during his career.
After going behind 2-0 in a shocking opening five minutes, Celtic composed themselves as Adam Idah’s late first-half double battered Aston Villa to go in at the break level. However, Ollie Watkins sealed the win for Villa as Celtic lost for just the fifth time in 21 games against English opposition in Europe.
Aston Villa take on Celtic at Villa Park in the final round of fixtures in the Champions League ’s initial league phase, with an automatic qualification place potentially on the line. Unai Emery ’s side sit in ninth at the start of the day and just one point behind Bayer Leverkusen, who occupy the final automatic qualification spot.
American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League. Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $8 a month and Premium for $13 a month. Both offer coverage of the Champions League.
French referee Clement Turpin has been appointed to take charge of the meeting at Villa Park. Turpin will be assisted by Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages with Romain Lissorgue acting as Fourth Official. Meanwhile, French referee Jérôme Brisard is operating as VAR with Netherlands official Rob Dieperink assisting.
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is confident his side can "make it difficult" for either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the Champions League play-off round, but admits it will be a "huge challenge".
Morgan Rogers scored hat-trick and Ollie Watkins opened his Champions League account as Aston Villa beat Celtic 4-2 in a breathtaking game to seal their last-16 spot on Wednesday.
Celtic FC striker Kyogo Furuhashi (30) has joined Rennes, the Ligue 1 side have announced. Stade Rennais were in the market for a striker to bolster Jorge Sampaoli’s options. The Argentine