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Champions League X
FC Bayern Munich (A)
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Daizen Maeda scores in the first leg against Bayern Munich last week


Allianz Arena, Munich
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
20.00 GMT

Celtic are back in action tomorrow evening, when they walk out on the Alianz Arena pitch, the home of Bayern Munich, for the Champions League Play-off second leg.

Brendan Rodgers' side tuned up for this continental trip with a reasonably straight forward 3-0 win at home over Dundee United at the weekend, with the manager having rotated roughtly half of the team, no doubt with this return match against the German club in mind.

The Bhoys have a slender fighting chance of progressing to the Last 16, after...​

Celts Set for United Challenge
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Callum McGregor and Daizen Maeda in action against Dundee United earlier this season

Celtic Park, Glasgow
Saturday, 15 February 2025
15.00 GMT

The Hoops can take another step closer toward the Premiership title with a victory tomorrow afternoon, when they host the visit of 3rd placed, Dundee United.

Brendan Rodgers will be looking for his side to immediately brush off the frustration of the 2-1 Champions League defeat in midweek to Bayern Munich, as attention turns briefly back to the League before the return trip to Germany, next week.

There are positives to take from that performance, but that needs to be set aside for the time being, as the next challenge to...​

Champions League IX
FC Bayern Munich (H)
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2017: Callum McGregor scores against Bayern Munich the last time that these sides squared off


Celtic Park, Glasgow
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
20.00 GMT

The Champions League returns tomorrow evening, as the Celts face perhaps the toughest test of the season, hosting the German giants, Bayern Munich, with an eye on a place in the Last 16.

After the 5-0 win against Raith Rovers in the Cup at the weekend, and on the back of 6-0 against Dundee in the League just a few days before that, Celtic will need to call upon the confidence from those performances into this fixture, but there is no doubting the the difficulty of the challenge that...​

Hoops Host Raith Rovers Return
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Jota was on target when Celtic defeated Raith 3-0 in the League Cup in September 2021

Celtic Park, Glasgow
Saturday, 8 February 2025
17.45 GMT

The Hoops resume their quest to defend their Scottish Cup crown tomorrow's late kick off, when they host Championship side, Raith Rovers, for a place in the Quarter-Final draw.

Celtic are coming into this on the back of a comprehensive 6-0 win against Dundee on Wednesday, which featured a number of goals of the highest quality, especially in the second half, and the Bhoys will be wanting to carry that sort of form through this game and into the upcoming Champions League tie with Bayern Munich, next week.

But first things first...​

Bhoys Aim to Dee-stroy
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Arne Engels' late penalty equalizer snatched a share of the spoils when these sides last met


Celtic Park, Glasgow
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
19.45 GMT​

The Hoops have the opportunity to restore a 13 point gap at the top of the Premiership ladder, with victory against Dundee at Parkhead, tomorrow evening.

Celtic come into this game on the back of a 3-1 success against managerless Motherwell at the weekend, and will be looking to back that up in a match that was postponed, due to the damage left in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

This past month has seen 7 players leave the club (either permanantly or on loan), with just Jota's return incoming and the...​