According to 67 Hail Hail, Sarpsborg have rejected the initial approach from Celtic for Sondre Ørjasæter. It is understood that the Hoops went in with a bid of around €5.25million which equates to around £4.4million.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made UEFA Champions League’s team of the week for matchday ... Courtois’ attention will now turn to the playoffs, where Real Madrid are due to face Celtic or Manchester City, and he will once again be called ...

It looks like Celtic winger Luis Palma is close to completing an exit before the winter transfer window closes.

Bayern Munich will face either Manchester City or Celtic in the UEFA Champions League last 16 play-offs after missing out on direct qualification, despite beating Slovan Bratislava in their final league phase fixture.

British clubs Manchester City and Celtic have the same two possible opponents in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-offs after finishing 22nd and 21st. The Scottish giants and the Premier League champions will face either face 15-time winners Real Madrid or German icons Bayern Munich after they finished 11th and 12th.

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.

The Champions League entered a new phase in 2024 with a new structure and more teams. As the League Phase draws to a close, 24 teams will progress into the next round of the tournament. Eight teams qualify straight into the round of 16, whilst the other 16 who make it past the league phase will take part in a play-off to advance.

One of the reasons behind the introduction of this new-look Champions League format was to give lesser teams the chance to experience knockout

Celtic face a possible further UEFA sanction after a smoke bomb was thrown onto the pitch during the Champions League tie against Aston Villa. The incident comes after a stern warning from UEFA earlier in the campaign over the use of pyrotechnics at matches.

Aston Villa and Celtic have potential automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 up for grabs.