Celtic will take on Slovan Bratislava in their first Champions League game of the season at the Celtic Park on Wednesday.
As expected, Celtic have won their first five league games in the Premiership and will be favourites to win in this mid-week European fixture. The visitors are also unbeaten in six matches but Celtic's challenge will be too difficult for them to deal with in theory.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava kick-off time
Date: September 18, 2024
Kick-off time: 3pm ET
Venue: Celtic Park
The match will be played at the Celtic Park on Wednesday, with kick-off at 3pm ET for fans in the US.
Celtic team news
Maik Nawrocki is the sole injury concern for Celtic, with a calf issue likely ruling him out of this match.
New arrival Arne Engels made an immediate impression in his full debut and may retain his spot in the lineup.
Slovan will miss central defender Lukas Pauschek, who suffered a shoulder injury during the opening match of the league season last month.
There are no fresh injuries in the camp ahead of their Champions League opener.
Slovan Bratislava predicted XI: Takac; Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer; Szoke, Kucka, Tolic; Barseghyan, Strelec, Weiss Jr
This is the first year with the new league phase format instead of a Group Stage at the UEFA Champions League, along with the other UEFA tournaments. Starting with the 2024-25 competition, the tournament increases to 36 teams instead of 32, with each team playing eight matches against two teams from each the four seeding groups. It will also feature a playoff phase that includes 16 teams fighting for the final eight spots in the knockout phase, which starts in the Round of 16. The top eight in the table are automatically placed in the Round of 16 while ninth through 24th compete in the playoff, with the bottom 12 teams being eliminated.
Celtics next Champions League match is against Borussia Dortmund and Slovan Bratislava has Manchester City for Matchday 2.
The revamped Champions League made its debut Tuesday with some familiar clubs claiming victories on opening night.
After joining from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé scored for 15-time champion Real Madrid, which needed late goals from Antonio Rudiger and Endrick to beat Stuttgart 3-1.
Six-time champion Liverpool came back from a goal down for a 3-1 win at seven-time champion AC Milan in a rematch of the 2005 and 2007 finals.
Harry Kane scored four in Bayern Munich’s 9-2 rout of Dinamo Zagreb as the German club opened its bid for a seventh title — which could be achieved in its home stadium in May.
During the new league phase, all 36 teams are ranked from top to bottom in a single standings that finishes in January.
Also, Aston Villa returned to the competition for the first time in 41 years and won 3-0 at Young Boys; and Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Lille 2-0.
After Deniz Undav equalized for Stuttgart midway through the second half with a header, Rudiger restored Madrid’s advantage with a header and Endrick sealed it with a solo counterattack in stoppage time.
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Celtic will take on Slovan Bratislava in their first Champions League game of the season at the Celtic Park on Wednesday.
As expected, Celtic have won their first five league games in the Premiership and will be favourites to win in this mid-week European fixture. The visitors are also unbeaten in six matches but Celtic's challenge will be too difficult for them to deal with in theory.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava kick-off time
Date: September 18, 2024
Kick-off time: 3pm ET
Venue: Celtic Park
The match will be played at the Celtic Park on Wednesday, with kick-off at 3pm ET for fans in the US.
Celtic team news
Maik Nawrocki is the sole injury concern for Celtic, with a calf issue likely ruling him out of this match.
New arrival Arne Engels made an immediate impression in his full debut and may retain his spot in the lineup.
Celtic possible XI: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor: Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda.
Slovan Bratislava team news
Slovan will miss central defender Lukas Pauschek, who suffered a shoulder injury during the opening match of the league season last month.
There are no fresh injuries in the camp ahead of their Champions League opener.
Slovan Bratislava predicted XI: Takac; Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer; Szoke, Kucka, Tolic; Barseghyan, Strelec, Weiss Jr
This is the first year with the new league phase format instead of a Group Stage at the UEFA Champions League, along with the other UEFA tournaments. Starting with the 2024-25 competition, the tournament increases to 36 teams instead of 32, with each team playing eight matches against two teams from each the four seeding groups. It will also feature a playoff phase that includes 16 teams fighting for the final eight spots in the knockout phase, which starts in the Round of 16. The top eight in the table are automatically placed in the Round of 16 while ninth through 24th compete in the playoff, with the bottom 12 teams being eliminated.
Celtics next Champions League match is against Borussia Dortmund and Slovan Bratislava has Manchester City for Matchday 2.
The revamped Champions League made its debut Tuesday with some familiar clubs claiming victories on opening night.
After joining from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé scored for 15-time champion Real Madrid, which needed late goals from Antonio Rudiger and Endrick to beat Stuttgart 3-1.
Six-time champion Liverpool came back from a goal down for a 3-1 win at seven-time champion AC Milan in a rematch of the 2005 and 2007 finals.
Harry Kane scored four in Bayern Munich’s 9-2 rout of Dinamo Zagreb as the German club opened its bid for a seventh title — which could be achieved in its home stadium in May.
Two-time champion Juventus dispatched PSV Eindhoven 3-1.
During the new league phase, all 36 teams are ranked from top to bottom in a single standings that finishes in January.
Also, Aston Villa returned to the competition for the first time in 41 years and won 3-0 at Young Boys; and Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Lille 2-0.
After Deniz Undav equalized for Stuttgart midway through the second half with a header, Rudiger restored Madrid’s advantage with a header and Endrick sealed it with a solo counterattack in stoppage time.