One of the reasons behind the introduction of this new-look Champions League format was to give lesser teams the chance to experience knockout
On this day in history, Boston Celtics champion point guard Jo Jo White was dealt to the Warriors, and Kevin McHale's jersey was retired.
Now, though, 67 Hail Hail can exclusively reveal that the Norwegian outfit have rejected the initial approach from Celtic for their talisman. It is understood the Hoops went in with a bid of around €5.25million which equates to close to £4.4m.
Celtic will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League Play Offs. After a night of permutations in Europe’s top competition, Celtic were beaten by Aston Villa in an enthralling game at Villa Park.
Aston Villa and Celtic both harbor hopes of earning byes to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds, with the hosts at Villa Park on solid footing heading into Wednesday's league phase finale.
Tierney is set to leave Arsenal for Celtic, be that now or in the summer, and Chris Sutton has now shared his reaction to this news. Sutton reacted to the news about Tierney returning to Celtic on social media. Sutton, of course, has a soft spot for Celtic having played for the club during his career.
Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel used a rather distinct technique to try and prevent Aston Villa's fourth goal last night.
After going behind 2-0 in a shocking opening five minutes, Celtic composed themselves as Adam Idah’s late first-half double battered Aston Villa to go in at the break level. However, Ollie Watkins sealed the win for Villa as Celtic lost for just the fifth time in 21 games against English opposition in Europe.
The Prince of Wales was subjected to chants of “Lizzie’s in a box” and “If you hate the Royal family, clap your hands” by Celtic fans during Aston Villa’s Champions League clash with the Scottish club.
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 on Wednesday. Rogers gave Villa a barnstorming start by scoring twice inside the opening five minutes,