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Champions League II
Borussia Dortmund
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Nicholas Kuhn contributed two more assists during the 6-0 win v St Johnston on Saturday


Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Tuesday, 1 October 2024
20.00 BST

Celtic return to action tomorrow evening, seeking to maintain their perfect record in what will be their toughest test yet, when they take on last season's Champions League Finalist, Borussia Dortmund.​

The Hoops got off to the ideal start in the new look 'league phase' of this competition two weeks ago, with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava, but there is no mistaking how difficult this next challenge will be.

Friendlies aside, Celtic are seeking...​

Celts Seek Sixth Straight
to Start Season
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March 2024: Daizen Maeda & Callum McGregor in action against St Johnstone

McDiarmid Park, Perth
Saturday, 28 September 2024
17.45 BST

The Hoops head out on the road to take on St Johnstone in Perth on Saturday, aiming for a sixth straight Premiership victory to maintain their perfect start the season.

The Bhoys eventually overcame an impressive Falkirk side in the League Cup last weekend, but only after twice falling behind the Championship side and Brendan Rodgers needing to call upon the quality on the bench to turn the tide in the last 20 minutes, finishing 5-2.

Rodgers will no doubt name a much changed starting XI from that one for...​

Bhoys & Bairns in Cup Battle
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The Bhoys celebrate a successful start to the Champions League campaign on Wednesday

Celtic Park, Glasgow
Sunday, 22 September 2024
15.00 BST

The Hoops' attention returns to the League Cup tomorrow, with a place in the Semi-Finals up for grabs when they host the visit of Championship leaders, Falkirk.

After the highs of midweek as Paradise produced a first class atmosphere that matched the five star performance by the team against Slovan Bratislava, the Bhoys will be looking to avoid any sort of post-Champions League hangover, as they seek to reclaim the one domestic trophy that eluded them last season.

The last time these sides met was in a Scottish Cup Third...​

Champions League I
Slovan Bratislava
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Arne Engels scores his first goal for Celtic against Hearts at the weekend


Celtic Park, Glasgow
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
20.00 BST

The Bhoys' Champions League quest is set to get underway this week, when they host Slovakian champions, Slovan Bratislava, tomorrow evening.

With the Celts victorious again at the weekend to maintain their perfect start to the league title defence, attention now turns to what many consider to be the real benchmark by which the progress that Brendan Rodgers' side is to be measured.

Despite the relatively comfortable 2-0 final score against Hearts at the weekend - including a fifth straight league...​

Hoops Host Hearts at Home
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Cameron Carter-Vickers in action against Liam Boyce of Hearts


Celtic Park, Glasgow
Saturday, 14 September 2024
15.00 BST

The Hoops return to action looking to pick up where they left off before the International break, seeking to continue their perfect start to the Premiership campaign when they host Hearts at Celtic Park, on Saturday afternoon.

The Bhoys have won all four of their opening league matches without conceding a single goal so far. A 3-0 victory against Sevco prior to the break underlined this, and it is this sort of impressive form that they will want to replicate again this weekend.

While this is also the only remaining opportunity for the Bhoys...​