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Celtic have confirmed a huge boost ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League Playoff first leg against Bayern Munich. The Scottish Champions revealed on Monday evening that Daizen Maeda would be available for the game after successfully appealing his suspension. Maeda was sent off in the dying stages of the 1-0 win over Young Boys with a two match suspension issued against the Japanese attacker. Very quietly, Celtic went about their business in appealing the decision making the announcement and extra morale boost for supporters. Celtic FC tonight confirmed that it has successfully appealed Daizen Maeda's two match suspension. The original…

Celtic face Dundee this evening in the Scottish Premiership. Tony Docherty’s side held Celtic when the teams met at Dens Park last month but Brendan Rodgers’ side will be looking for all three points as they look to go thirteen points clear. The team News is out for the game which kicks off shortly with Jota in from the start on his return to Paradise. Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Jota, Maeda, Idah. Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Kuhn, Yang, McCowan, Schlupp, Kenny, Bernardo, Ralston. Dundee: Carson, Astley, Portales, Donnelly, Mulligan, F.Robertson, Sylla, Garza, Ingram, Adewumi, Murray. Subs:…

Celtic have confirmed that Jota will wear the iconic No.7 jersey. The Superstar from Portugal returned to the club on a permanent deal from Rennes last week and is set to make his second debut against Motherwell on Sunday. In an update on Twitter, Celtic revealed that Jota would wear the No.7 shirt after Luis Palma left for Olympiacos on a loan deal. 🇵🇹✨ Our new number… pic.twitter.com/rQwXEG6rUF— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) February 1, 2025 Luis Palma left the club for the Greek side in a loan deal with an option to make the move permanent for £3.3m in the…

The transfer window closes for Celtic on February 3rd and Brendan Rodgers has spoken about strengthening his squad ahead of the UCL Playoffs against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. With Jota signing and Kyogo departing, there are still areas of the pitch that the manager will want immediate reinforcements – namely in attack and at left back. With Alex Valle returning to Barcelona to join Como, Greg Taylor is the only recognise left back at the club. Celtic are eager to get GT3 to sign a new deal but they have sealed a pre-contract agreement with Kieran Tierney. Unfortunately,…

Young Boys captain Loris Benito was full of praise for the Celtic Park atmosphere after his appearance last week. The defender started for the Swiss side as Brendan Rodgers’ side battled to a well deserved 1-0 victory. Speaking to Blick, the 33-year-old remarked that the atmosphere was the best he’d had in football. “Incredible! I’ve never experienced anything like it. The Champions League anthem alone gives you goosebumps. “But the atmosphere here tops that by a lot. Probably one of the best experiences I’ve had in football.” Celtic Park has been lauded as one of the best stadiums in football…

Aston Villa will be without Tyrone Mings for this week’s UEFA Champions League clash against Celtic. Unai Emery’s side drew against Graham Potter’s West Ham at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon as Mings left the pitch in tears. The central defender suffered what appeared to be a significant knee injury during the first half of the Premier League fixture. The 18-capped English Internationalist would’ve almost certainly started when Brendan Rodgers brings the Scottish Champions down to Villa on Wednesday. This incident is particularly concerning for Mings as the defender had recently returned from a second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury,…

Callum McGregor scored Celtic’s opener in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Kilmarnock. Despite taking criticism online for some performances since the turn of the year, the Celtic captain showed his quality in the Scottish Cup victory and netted the first goal to set Brendan Rodgers’ side into the next round of the competition, where they will host Raith Rovers. McGregor was wholly deserving of his place in the SPFL Team of the Week that was released on Tuesday; however, the Celtic Twitter team ended up making a Trump-style claim after the SPFL released their TOTW. As clearly stated on the Tweet,…

Celtic have been drawn against Raith Rovers in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. Brendan Rodgers will be delighted at getting another home draw against a Championship side after having a tough tussle at the weekend against Kilmarnock. The holders were first out of the hat this evening in the draw which took place at Dens Park after Dundee won the derby to knock Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United out of the competition. 🏆 Watch the @ScottishCup 5th Round Draw live now. https://t.co/aHkQixgtez — Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) January 20, 2025 Celtic v Raith Rovers of course is never to taken…

Celtic face Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League later this month as they look to seal progression to the next phase of the competition. Brendan Rodgers’ side are reportedly interested in raiding the Premier League side for one of their highly rated talents once again. After signing Finnish goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo from Villa last summer, Celtic are reportedly in contention to sign wide player Louie Barry. According to football journalist Pete O’Rourke, Celtic are eyeing a permanent deal to sign Barry after he was recalled by Villa. The 21-year-old plays predominately off the left but can also play through…

Brendan Rodgers and Don Cowie have named their Starting XIs for this afternoon’s game between Celtic and Ross County. The Scottish Champions are in Dingwall as they look to go 18 points clear at the top of the Premiership table. Brendan Rodgers is without four wingers for the game which has resulted in a tweak to the system with Adam Idah and Kyogo starting through the middle. Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Valle, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Yang, Kyogo, Idah. Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Taylor, McCowan, Kenny, Bernardo, Montgomery, Cummings, Ralston. Meanwhile, County are the form team in the last four games…

Brendan Rodgers has named his side for the game and the manager has decided to go with the same XI that beat St Mirren on Sunday. Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor, McGregor, McCowan, Engels, Kühn, Maeda, Idah. Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Palma, Kyogo, Valle, Yang, Bernardo, Hatate, Ralston. Dundee United: Walton, Adegboyega, Gallagher, Graham, Middleton, Odada, Sevelj, Ferry, Fotheringham, Trapanovski, van der Sande. Subs: Richards, Strain, Stephenson, Dalby, Docherty, Thomson, Cleall-Harding, Stirton, Meshack. The referee is Kevin Clancy and the match kicks off at 7:45pm.

Celtic face St Mirren this afternoon in the Premiership at Celtic Park as Brendan Rodgers’ side look to go 13 points clear. Rangers drew at Easter Road earlier today to allow Celtic to extend their lead once again. Rodgers has decided to bring Adam Idah, Luke McCowan, Arne Engels and Auston Trusty into the team with Kyogo, Reo Hatate, Paulo Bernardo and Liam Scales dropping to the bench. Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor, McGregor, McCowan, Engels, Kühn, Maeda, Idah. Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Palma, Kyogo, Valle, Yang, Bernardo, Hatate, Ralston. Meanwhile, Stephen Robinson has named his side for the game…

Celtic are reportedly reluctant to let Luis Palma leave the club this month despite interest. The Scottish Champions have received notes of interest from Genoa and Olympiacos for the fringe winger, who is also attracting MLS interest, but given the injury to James Forrest, Celtic are not keen to let him go. Speaking on Twitter, Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph has stated that the club are showing a reluctance to move the 24-year-old on this month. UPDATE: Genoa & Olympiacos have expressed an interest in Celtic winger Luis Palma. It’s understood Celtic are not keen to let the Honduras international…

Celtic have arrived at Ibrox for this afternoon’s Scottish Premiership game against Rangers. The Scottish Champions are fourteen points clear and could move seventeen ahead of their city rivals with three points in Govan today. Brendan Rodgers has named his team for the game, making big calls in the midfield and in defence. Kasper Schmeichel starts in goals. The back four is made up of Greg Taylor, Liam Scales, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston. Callum McGregor captains the side with Paulo Bernardo and Reo Hatate forming the midfield three. Kyogo starts through the middle with Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kühn…

Celtic look set to allow Stephen Welsh to exit the club on loan this January transfer window. The Scottish Champions have received offers from KV Mechelen to take Welsh until the end of the season and it is expected that the central defender will be allowed to depart. According to Record Sport, Celtic will allow Welsh to leave the club on a temporary deal as he looks to play first team football. Welsh has made just two appearances this season, starting in the recent 0-0 draw against Dundee United at Tannadice due to an illness in the ranks. Welsh finds…

Celtic attacker Daizen Maeda has reacted to Celtic’s 4-0 win over St Johnstone. Posting on Twitter, the Japanese forward reacted to win, which extends Celtic’s lead at the top of the table, as well as setting them up for the midweek Glasgow Derby against Rangers. Let's go to the next game!💪🔥 https://t.co/9xUtFjB6Dy— 前田 大然 Daizen Maeda (@M_daizen_1020) December 29, 2024 Maeda netted Celtic’s fourth of the afternoon taking on a wonderful pass from Paulo Bernardo before the winger netted to complete the move. The Scottish Champions opened up a 14 point lead over Rangers at the top of the Premiership…

Celtic face St Johnstone as Brendan Rodgers’ side look to conclude the calendar year with all three points. The Scottish Champions beat Motherwell on Thursday as they opened a twelve point lead over Rangers. The SFA have confirmed the match officials for the game. Matthew MacDermid will be the referee. MacDermid will be assisted by Frank Connor and David Dunne. David Dickinson, who officiated St Mirren’s win over Rangers on Thursday, will be on VAR Duties at Clydesdale House with Graeme Leslie assisting. MacDermid is yet to take charge of a Celtic game this season. However, the 31-year-old did take…

German champions Bayer Leverkusen have ‘expressed interest’ in signing Celtic’s American international defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, according to respected reporter Larry Henry Jr… Larry provided our sister site The Celtic Star will excellent match reports back in July for Celtic’s three victories in the United States and has given us numerous accurate insights into CCV from ahead of his arriving on loan to Celtic securing his signature on a permanent deal. And the good news is that CCV is committed to Celtic despite the interest from Leverkusen. Larry reports: Sources: Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen have expressed interest in Celtic and…

Celtic are reportedly considering a sensational return for Kieran Tierney. The left back has been told that he will not have his contract extended with Arsenal, meaning that he will be free to leave the club next summer. The Scottish Champions will likely be looking to review their left back situation in the summer given Greg Taylor’s contract expires along with Alex Valle’s loan from Barcelona. Tierney was a key figure under Brendan in his first spell with the club before departing for £25m to Arsenal. Despite starting in Arsenal’s League Cup win over Crystal Palace, the news came out…

With Celtic becoming the most successful club in Scotland, it was never expected that Rangers would graciously accept the existential crisis posed to them by 119. It is no surprise that Rangers have been making noises about the penalty shout from the opening exchanges of extra time. Cerny went down and John Beaton penalised Liam Scales, giving James Tavernier the chance to shoot from a free kick. There wasn’t much by way of protests from Rangers players, who accepted that it was a free kick. Replays are somewhat inconclusive regarding where Beaton blew the whistle for the foul but VAR…