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Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava: Preview, predictions and lineup

Celtic begin their Champions League campaign against Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava

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Slovan are making their debut in this competition

Celtic had productive pre-season and have started 2024/25 superbly

Celtic begin their 2024/25 Champions League campaign in Glasgow on Wednesday night as they welcome competition novices Slovan Bratislava to Celtic Park.

The Scots surely must be welcoming the arrival of a 'Swiss model' league phase format having endured a pair of nightmare group stage campaigns in recent years, and they've got a great chance of starting their competition with a victory on Gameweek 1.

Celtic impressed against some of Europe's big boys in pre-season, and their summer form has permeated into the new season. Brendan Rodgers' side have already emphatically won an Old Firm Derby and currently sit atop the Scottish Premiership through five games with a 100% record.

They're taking on a Slovan side that had to work incredibly hard to earn their maiden Champions League berth. The Slovakian champions bypassed Struga, Celje, APOEL, and Midtjylland to qualify for the league phase and were the only team to enter the draw having started their journey from the first qualifying round back in mid-July.

The visitors once again lead the Slovakian top tier, but they oddly suffered a 5-0 home defeat to second-place MSK Zilina before the September break.

What time does Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava kick-off?

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Stadium: Celtic Park

Date: Wednesday 18 September

Kick-off Time: 20:00 (GMT) / 15:00 (ET) / 12:00 (PT)

Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)

VAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)

Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava H2H Record

Celtic: 2 wins

Slovan Bratislava: 0 wins

Draws: 0

Last meeting: Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Celtic (4 March 1964) - European Cup Winners' Cup

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Rodgers has few injury concerns heading into Celtic's Champions League curtain-raiser, with Maik Nawrocki the only player likely to miss out. He's currently nursing a calf injury.

The Celtic boss has opted for a similar starting XI in recent outings, and there are unlikely to be many - if any - changes from the team that topped Hearts at the weekend.

Summer arrival Arne Engels scored from the spot on his full Celtic debut and should keep his place in midfield, while Luke McCowan is pushing for a starting berth after coming off the bench to score at the weekend.

Celtic predicted lineup vs Slovan Bratislava

Celtic predicted lineup vs Slovan Bratislava (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda.

The visitors are also healthy entering Wednesday's fixture, with their sole absentee likely to be Lukas Pauschek, who's dealing with a shoulder injury sustained last month.

Armenian sharp-shooter Tigran Barseghyan is the danger man for Celtic to be wary of, with the forward entering the contest having already scored ten times in all competitions this term.

Slovan also have veteran Slovakian internationals Vladimir Weiss and Juraj Kucka at their disposal. Former Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer is also set for a start in midweek.

Slovan Bratislava predicted lineup vs Celtic

Slovan Bratislava predicted lineup vs Celtic (4-3-3): Takac; Blackman, Kashia, Bajric, Wimmer; Szoke, Kucka, Tolic; Barseghyan, Strelec, Weiss.