How Celtic’s upcoming Champions League opponents got on this weekend

How Celtic’s upcoming Champions League opponents got on this weekend

Following their 7-1 drubbing at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League last week, Celtic rallied to defeat Ross County 2-1 in Dingwall yesterday (Sunday). The Hoops trailed 1-0 at the half, but an unusual finish from Alistair Johnston on the 75th minute (the player, in his own words, blocked a Cameron McGregor effort) tied the score. With three minutes remaining in normal time, a characteristically skilful Nicolas Kuhn strike completed the victory, maintaining the team’s unbeaten start to the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership campaign.

Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, fell 2-1 to Union Berlin, highlighting the variance in performance levels European football’s highest championship is capable of provoking game-to-game.

Celtic are still to play Atalanta (A), RB Liepzig (H), Club Brugge (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Young Boys (H) and Aston Villa (A) in the Champions League.

Before the most recent international break, the Young Boys were down to just 10 players.

Here’s how Celtic’s opponents in the Champions League fared this past weekend; be sure to come back often as we update this list every week.

Atalanta BC

Atalanta 5-1 Genoa 
Serie A

Scorers: Mateo Retegui (x3), Ederson, Marten de Roon

RB Leipzig

Heidenheim 0-1 RB Leipzig
Bundesliga

Scorer: Lois Openda

Club Brugge

Club Brugge 1-1 Union St Gilloiose
Belgian Pro League

Scorer: Brendan Mechele

Dinamo Zagreb

NK Varaždin 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb
HNL (Croatian Football League)

Scorer: Juan Cordoba

Young Boys

Basel 1-0 Young Boys
Swiss Super League

Aston Villa

Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
English Premier League

Celtic’s next UEFA Champions League encounter is against Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (5.45pm UK time kick-off)

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