Champions League football returns to Celtic Park tonight as the Hoops take on Slovan Bratislava in Glasgow.
UEFA’s premier competition has a brand new format with Celtic taking part in the eight-game league phase to earn qualification to the knockout rounds.
Brendan Rodgers and his side were handed a favourable draw with a number of winnable fixtures to look forward to.
One of those is tonight’s Slovakian opponents and if Celtic have ambitions of reaching at least the knockout play-off stage, three points against the Belasí is imperative.
Below, 67 Hail Hail has everything you need to know about the Slovan Bratislava game including how to watch on TV, the latest team news, the appointed officials and more.
Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava kick-off time
Celtic play their first-ever Champions League league phase clash against Slovakian champions Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday, September 18 at Celtic Park. Kick-off is at 8pm BST.
Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava TV channel
Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava will be broadcast live on TV. You will be able to watch the game on TNT Sports 2 provided you have a subscription via discovery+, BT, EE, Sky or Virgin Media. The coverage will begin at 7:15pm BST which is 45 minutes before kick-off.
Celtic supporters living outside the UK and Ireland can find a full list of international broadcasters showing the Champions League clash live.
If you have a Celtic TV subscription, you can listen to live audio coverage of the Slovan Bratislava game and then watch a full match video replay.
You can also listen to the game live via BBC Sportsound radio commentary. The programme starts at 6pm BST which is two hours before kick-off.
For video highlights of the clash, you can watch MOTD Matchday 1 Highlights on BBC One at 10:40pm BST on Wednesday night. TNT Sports will also upload individual match highlights on their YouTube channel.
Celtic team & injury news
Celtic have no injury concerns heading into the Slovan Bratislava encounter and Brendan Rodgers is expected to field a full-strength starting XI as a result.
Referee & VAR
The officials for Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava have been confirmed by UEFA. The on-field referee will be Danny Makkelie from the Netherlands and his assistants will be Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries.
Rob Dieperink will be the VAR while Carlos del Cerro Grande from Spain has been confirmed as his AVAR.
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