Celtic v Slovan Bratislava: team news, referee details, KO time & where to watch | OneFootball

Celtic face Slovan Bratislava in their UEFA Champions League opener tomorrow evening. The Scottish Champions face up against the visitors, having previously met in the 1963-64 Cup Winners Cup – with Celtic winning both legs 1-0.

Bratislava are playing in their first UEFA Champions League while Celtic are chasing their first win in an opening game, having drawn twice and lost ten games. Brendan and his team will be desperate to continue their fine start to the season with three points in Europe’s premier club competition.

Team News

Celtic go into the game with no fresh injury concerns from the weekend’s win over Hearts. The Celts had to dig deep to get over the line against a robust Hearts defence but will need to be clinical tomorrow evening.

Brendan will have to assess whether to bring Paulo Bernardo in from the start or to continue with new signing Arne Engels, who was the Man of the Match on Saturday.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers with Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichelafter the match. Celtic v Hearts. Photo Robert Perry/Shutterstock

Kasper Schmeichel will start in goals as he looks to continue his excellent start to his time with the club.

It is expected that Brendan Rodgers will continue with the preferred back four of Greg Taylor, Liam Scales, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston. Auston Trusty will look to earn his place in the team in due course but you would imagine that the manager would continue with Scales in beside Carter-Vickers.

In midfield, Callum McGregor will skipper the side in the central trio with Arne Engels and Reo Hatate likely to continue. Expect Kyogo to start through the middle with Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kühn on the wings.

Manager’s View

Players View

Players View – Paulo Bernardo and Kyogo

Match Officials

UEFA have confirmed the appointment of Dutch referee Danny Makkelie with compatriots Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries assisting. Marc Nagtegaal will be operating as the Fourth Official.

The VAR team consists of Robin Dieperink with the Dutchman assisted by Carlos del Cerro Grande, from Spain.

Kick Off Time

The game kicks off at 8pm (Celtic Park Time).

Arne Engels celebrates scoring his team’s opening goal against Hearts at Celtic Park on September 14, 2024 . (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Where to Watch

Celtic Park is the place to be for the Celtic support this evening but if you haven’t got a ticket that Celtic’s game against Slovan Bratislava will be shown on TNT Sports 2 with coverage from Paradise beginning at 7:15pm.

Celtic v Slovan Bratislava – Matchday Programme