The draw created excitement with Celtic to face English opposition once again in Europe, but what did McGinn and his Villa teammates think of drawing his boyhood club in the Champions League when both ...

MATT BARLOW: Meaningfulness should return to European football this week as the rambling and incoherent first phase finally winds to a close.

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Celtic may have done themselves a world of good tonight after battling back from an early deficit against Aston Villa. An early brace from Morgan Rogers gifted Villa a 2-0 lead inside the opening five ...

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Aston Villa take on Celtic at Villa Park in the final round of fixtures in the Champions League’s initial league phase, with an automatic qualification place potentially on the line. Unai Emery ...

Celtic have little to play for, although a win could see them climb into the top 16 and earn them a seeded place in the playoff draw ... McGinn to the starting line-up. Ollie Watkins, the subject ...

The latter - who lost 1-0 at Celtic Park last Wednesday night - currently have a -20 goal difference. The 36th-placed side play Red Star Belgrade on home soil, where anything less than a draw would ...

Morgan Rogers scored hat-trick and Ollie Watkins opened his Champions League account as Aston Villa beat Celtic 4-2 in a breathtaking game to seal their last-16 spot. Rogers gave Villa a ...