Celtic are now two games into their UEFA Champions League 2024/25 run, having swept Slovan Bratislava aside 5-1 at Celtic Park in September, and having been heavily defeated by Borussia Dortmund 7-1 in Germany on Tuesday, October 1.
This year, European club football's flagship tournament has been re-formatted, replacing the traditional four-team group stages with a league phase that sees Celtic play eight games against eight different teams – four of those at Celtic Park, and four away from home.
Read on for our rundown of Celtic Champions League teams, dates & all you need to know about this year's new-look competition.
Celtic Champions League fixtures – who do Celtic play in the Champions League?
We've gathered Celtic's Champions League results further down the page, but here's their upcoming fixtures - including stadium details and kick-off times:
Atalanta v Celtic
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Kick-off time: 5.45pm
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Celtic v RB Leipzig
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Celtic Park
Celtic v Club Brugge
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Celtic Park
Dinamo Zagreb v Celtic
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Kick-off time: 5.45pm
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Celtic v Young Boys
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Celtic Park
Aston Villa v Celtic
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Villa Park
Celtic Champions League results
All told, Celtic play four games at home and four games away in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. Here is a full list of all the Celtic Champions League results so far:
Celtic 5 - 1 Slovan Bratislava
Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Celtic Park
Celtic started their UEFA Champions League journey for the 2024/25 season in style with a dominant 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava. Goals from Liam Scales, Daizen Maeda, Arne Engels, Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah ensured Kevin Wimmer's strike was all but a consolation for the visitors.
Here are some highlights from The Celtic Way's Celtic v Slovan Bratislava post-match coverage:
- Instant Celtic analysis as slick five-star Hoops hammer Slovaks
- Celtic Player Ratings as Rodgers' side dominate in Europe
- Every word as Rodgers hails outstanding Celtic Champions League win
Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Kick-off time: 8pm
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Despite dominating domestically ahead of the match - Celtic having won six out of six in the Scottish Premiership and yet to concede a single goal - Brendan Rodgers and his players were taught a lesson in football in Germany on Matchday Two.
After conceding an early penalty, Daizen Maeda equalised two minutes later, however this was ultimately the only moment of reprieve the visitors were allowed - with Dortmund entering the break 5-1 up.
With that, the second period moved at a slower pace, but the hosts still managed to extend their lead by a further two. A night to forget for Celtic as they now prepare for a trip to last season's Europa League winners, Atalanta.
Read more:
- Celtic Instant Analysis as Rodgers' men handed a Euro lesson
- Celtic 'sobered' by Dortmund battering admits McGregor
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Rodgers 'proud' of Celtic players for second-half showing
Champions League new format – how does it work and what is the new league phase?
This year's UEFA Champions League has a new format, marking the first time the competition structure has been changed since the European Cup changed to the UCL in 1992.
Gone are the familiar group stages and in its place is a 36-team league phase, wherein each team plays eight different matches against eight different opponents.
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged knock-out phase play-off to secure their place in the competition's knockout round.
Teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa League as was the case in previous years.
Here's a deeper dive into the new rules and tournament format - including the route to the final and expected prize money for each stage.
Celtic Champions League standings
After Matchday Two's Tuesday night fixtures, Celtic have moved from second place to 19th in the Champions League league-phase table.
We'll update this section with the standings in full once Matchday Two's full fixture round is complete.
In the meantime, here's Tuesday evening's results:
🍿 32 goals on Tuesday! #UCL pic.twitter.com/F2IDKvr8qh
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 1, 2024
Celtic Champions League squad
In early September, Brendan Rodgers named his 25-man squad for this season's UEFA Champions League. Here it is in full:
Goalkeepers
Kasper Schmeichel
Viljami Sinisalo
Scott Bain
Defenders
Alistair Johnston
Greg Taylor
Liam Scales
Auston Trusty
Alex Valle
Maik Nawrocki
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Anthony Ralston
Stephen Welsh
Midfielders
Reo Hatate
Luis Palma
Nicolas Kuhn
Yang Hyun-jun
Luke McCowan
Arne Engels
Paulo Bernardo
Callum McGregor
James Forrest
Adam Montgomery
Forwards
Kyogo Furuhashi
Adam Idah
Daizen Maeda
Celtic Champions League tickets
Celtic Champions League ticket information, including single games and packages, can be found on the official Celtic website.
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