Celtic, FC Kairat and Champions League
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It is a scenario Celtic have benefited from twice before. Back in 2014, Ronny Deila's team were beaten 6-1 on aggregate by Legia Warsaw in a Champions League third round qualifier but were awarded a 3-0 win in the second leg and progressed on the away goals rule after UEFA ruled that Legia had fielded an ineligible player.
And offering his take on the situation, Peterborough owner Darragh MacAnthony nails it with his opinion on the Celtic board and delivers a superb message to the Hoops support. MacAnthony has been the chairman of Peterborough United since 2006 and knows a fair few things about running a football club and business.
Celtic went through their final preparations for their UEFA Champions League head-to-head with FC Kairat today ahead of Wednesday night’s game.The Hoops take on the Kazakhstan champions under the
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Celtic hopes for Champions League reprieve dashed as Kairat yellow card confusion cleared up
Celtic won't be handed a Champions League get out of jail card by UEFA as Kairat Almaty did not field an ineligible player – despite their sporting director appearing to put his foot in it. Brendan Rodgers' men were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Parkhead on Wednesday night in the first leg of their crunch play-off tie,
Celtic’s journey to the Champions League group stage is poised to face a formidable challenge, with the upcoming play-off round pitting them against either FC Kairat Almaty or Slovan Bratislava.
The league phases of UEFA’s men’s club competitions are within touching distance for teams from all corners of the continent after a thrilling set of fixtures in the third qualifying round.
But, Hugh Keevins, who thinks Hibernian and Hearts are better than Celtic, delivered another wild claim on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard. The Daily Record columnist has been on a strong run of wild claims about Celtic in the past few days but has now gone on to suggest that Celtic are lacking in the goal-scoring department.