“It’s a must-win game” is a comment managers often shy away from, especially this early in the season, but Brendan Rodgers was clear on the importance he puts on tonight’s Europa League clash with Sturm Graz. Three points are required.
To achieve that, it is likely Celtic will need to defend better than they have in recent weeks. This month’s three games have seen two goals conceded to Braga, Motherwell and Dundee. That’s a worrying trend for a team whose problems are supposed to be scoring goals.
The manager has decisions to make in the full back positions. Kieran Tierney is likely to start before Marcelo Saracchi, while Anthony Ralston should keep his place ahead of Colby Donovan, but the defensive frailty has been more about shape than personnel. When attacked, Celtic look open.
Much of that could be do with the middle of the park. Reo Hatate and Callum McGregor look below last season’s levels, while Benjamin Nygren has carried various roles, including that of top goalscorer so far this season. Nygren has delivered what he was brought in to do, but the shape around him looks off.
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TEXASTIM on 23RD OCTOBER 2025 6:04 PM
Spring Rohl 😉 that’s a good one!
An Tearmann on 23rd October 2025 5:29 pm
“The British State whose fleg you sook, murdered innocent people,huns cheered that too”
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The Scottish Snp/Greens/state, and their Skull & bones fake saltire flag that you sook, murdered far more in the past 5 years in care homes then told innocent people that covid killed them.
Huns fans DID NOT GET PAID ILLEGAL EBT’s and Tims and their board were terrified to prosecute fellow [brother] David Murray!
BUT.
Shhhhhhhh….krankie fans don’t like hurty words.
What a world….run by Lobby puppets!
HH
oot.
CELTIC: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Hatate, Engels, Nygren, Iheanacho, Tounekti.
Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Balikwisha, Yang, McCowan, Kenny, Bernardo, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest, Donovan, Ralston
Still don’t like the starting eleven for this evening’s game.
Cmon the Hoops.A win tonight will raise the morale for Sunday.Great to see AJ back.Sorely missed.
Iheanacho to score.
Why not play Tounekti on the right.
Is CalMac injured or what
Sorry, canny read, kafflik skools, eh
BR has played his best 11 footballers
The question is can they gel into a team. ??
I say yes.
3 nil us
Proverbial corner turned.
67ECW
live updates up
celtic40me @ 6:39 pm
As it stands Scottish clubs have 1 point between them in the league stages.
Back to Basics will tell us what it means for future qualification for the CL but my guess is its not good
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Lol, C40me.
Yes the details under the headline are routinely illuminating.
So, in no particular order …
Scotland is screwed.
Huns 0-3
Dons 0-5
So far…
Deary me Dons 0-6
My God…Scottish fitba’ is in a poor state….
Dons/Huns 0-9
Null points.
Scottish fitba looking good …….. Not.
Chance
terrible pass from KT, cost us the goal.