Last night was never going to be the easiest night of Adam Idah’s football career. He was under a lot of pressure. There were a lot of eyes on him. He was expected to show up and do a good job
On this day in history, Boston Celtics champion point guard Jo Jo White was dealt to the Warriors, and Kevin McHale's jersey was retired.
Aston Villa and Celtic both harbor hopes of earning byes to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds, with the hosts at Villa Park on solid footing heading into Wednesday's league phase finale.
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.
In total, Celtic have earned a whopping €32m in the league phase of the Champions League. Interestingly though, according to Scotland's Coefficient on X, the €5.4m pocketed in bonus prize money for their final place is more than the team that finishes top of the Europa League league phase will receive. That figure stands at €5.05m.
Brendan Rodgers is relishing the prospect of leading Celtic into a Champions League play-off tie against European giants Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
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.
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. Rogers gave Villa a barnstorming start by scoring twice inside the opening five minutes,
Rangers are looking to book a spot in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 knockouts against Union Saint-Gilloise on January 30.Philippe Clement's side currently trail Celtic by ten points in the Scottish Premiership title race with their Old Firm rivals already through to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 playoffs.
The Bhoys have a busy February ahead, with four home games to be played throughout the month. A limited number of tickets are available to purchase now for the clash against Dundee United on February
Celtic fans could be banned from attending their blockbuster Champions League tie against European giants Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after letting off fireworks during the defeat at Aston Villa on Wednesday.