Celtic begin their Champions League campaign against the Slovaks tonight.
Celtic enter their Champions League campaign with high hopes of reaching the knockout stages.
The new format includes eight games, which are split out against eight different teams rather than playing home and away. And the Hoops have been given a very favorable draw, which increases their chances of scoring points.
First up is Slovan Bratislava at home, and Brendan Rodgers’ team is heavy favourites to win. They’ll have to be wary of complacency after being praised so much, but they’ve been on top of their game this season, and the expectation is that will continue.
Rodgers has been steady in his team selection thus far, and he has finally picked his squad for this one.
Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Palma, Idah, Valle, Yang, McCowan, Nawrocki, Bernardo, Forrest, Ralston, and Welsh.
Slovan Bratislava’s starting lineup includes Takac, Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer, Ihnatenko, Kucka, Barseghyan, Tolic, Weiss, and Strelec.
Subs include Trnovsky, Hrdina, Voet, Medvedev, Marcelli, Mak, Zuberu, Gajdos, Vojtko, Szoke, Savvidis, and Metsoko.
Celtic and Rangers matchups, as well as Hibs v Hearts, have been selected for TV broadcast, with dates and kick-off timings confirmed.
The Scottish Professional Football League has notified a number of changes to the William Hill Premiership fixture calendar after the confirmation of TV selections
The first Edinburgh derby of the season, three Rangers away games, one Celtic road trip, and two matches between Dundee United and Aberdeen are all impacted.
Seven top-flight games have been relocated to new kickoff times at the request of broadcast partners Sky Sports and Premier Sports, beginning with Rangers’ trip to Kilmarnock next month.
The following weekend, Aberdeen’s match against Dundee United at Pittodrie on Saturday, October 26, has been rescheduled for a teatime kickoff at 5.45pm, live on Premier Sports.
The first Edinburgh derby of the season takes place the following day, when Hibs face Hearts at Easter Road in a live Sky Sports duel at 12 noon, pitting David Gray against Steven Naismith for the first time. This will be the first half of a double bill on Sky, with live coverage of the Motherwell v Celtic match following.
Rangers will also have a tea-time kick-off on Boxing Day when they travel to St Mirren on Thursday, December 26, at 5.45pm on Premier Sports.
Philippe Clement’s team will return to the box three days later, when they face Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday, December 29, with Sky Sports providing live coverage and a 3pm kick-off.
Viewers may then switch channels to watch Dundee United v Aberdeen on Premier Sports, with the Tannadice match scheduled for Sunday, December 29, with a later 5.15pm kickoff.
SPFL fixture revisions for Sunday, October 20.
Kilmarnock vs Rangers
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off at 12 noon.
Saturday, October 26
Aberdeen vs Dundee United
Live on Premier Sports, kickoff 5.45pm.
Sunday, October 27
Hibernian vs Heart of Midlothian
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off at 12 noon.
Sunday, October 27
Motherwell vs Celtic
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 3:00pm.
Thursday, December 26
St Mirren vs Rangers
Live on Premier Sports, kickoff 5.45pm.
Sunday, December 29
Motherwell vs Rangers
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 3:00pm.
Sunday, December 29
Dundee United vs Aberdeen
Live on Premier Sports, kickoff 5.15pm
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