Legia Warsaw 4 Celtic 1

Legia Warsaw 4 Celtic 1

Teemu Pukki struck twice against KR Reykjavik at the BT Murrayfield Stadium last night to take Celtic one step closer to the Champions League group stages and is hoping Southampton target Fraser Forster remains at Parkhead to enjoy it with him.

Champions League 2nd round qualifier 2nd leg

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Ronny Deila believes his Celtic side will have "no excuses" for failing to perform at the home of Scottish rugby in the second leg of their Champions League second qualifier against KR Reykjavik tonight.

St Patrick’s Athletic will be rewarded with a possible Champions League tie against Celtic if they can see off Legia Warsaw next week.

St Patrick's will face either Celtic or KR Reykjavik in the Champions League third qualifying round if they come through their second-round tie against Legia Warsaw.

Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round, 1st Leg

KR REYKJAVIK 0 CELTIC 1

Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster hopes to once again use the Champions League to keep himself in England contention.

Celtic captain Scott Brown will undergo a scan after suffering a hamstring injury that could hamper his club’s Champions League qualification efforts.

Celtic manager Ronny Deila does not anticipate any new faces arriving before his first game – and admits his key battle might be keeping hold of his current players.

St Patrick’s Athletic fans face a trip to Poland as they were drawn against Legia Warsaw in the Second Qualifying round of the Champions League today.

Irish sides have been handed difficult draws for next season’s Europa League.

Neil Lennon could not have been more disdainful when he described Charles Green’s controversial assertion that the demise of Rangers was down to “bigotry” within Scottish football as “funny.”

Neil Lennon could have not been more disdainful when he described Charles Green’s controversial assertion that the demise of Rangers was down to “bigotry” within Scottish football as “funny”.

Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal believes entering newco Rangers into the bottom tier of Scottish football was the right decision.

Shamrock Rovers will face Anderlecht in the third qualifying round of the Champions League if they can overcome Ekranas.

Glentoran boss Roy Coyle is determined his side will seize upon Sean Ward’s late lifeline last week to progress in the Champions League at the expense of Shelbourne at Tolka Park tomorrow.

Shelbourne defender Dave Rogers admits he is still pinching himself to make sure this season’s European adventure has not been just a dream.

Shelbourne manager Pat Fenlon insists his battling Irish side will be the underdogs when they take on Lille in the first leg of their UEFA Cup first-round tie at Lansdowne Road.

Shelbourne’s Champions League run may be at an end but their European journey can go on, says eircom League chairman Declan Ó Luanaigh.

Shelbourne’s Carlsberg FAI Cup second round tie with Finn Harps will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow night (7.45pm) following talks between the club and FAI chief executive Fran Rooney.

Shelbourne have put together a package trip for fans wanting to see them in Champions League action in Croatia next week.

Shelbourne’s away goals victory over KR Reykjavik in the Champions League qualifying round has meant the postponement of two of the eircom League leaders’ domestic fixtures.

Shelbourne: Williams, Heary, Crawley, Rogers, Harris, Morgan, Cahill, Stuart Byrne, Moore, Jason Byrne, Hoolahan. Subs: Delaney, Cawley, McDermott, Rowe, Ger McCarthy, Murphy, Pender.

Shelbourne need just a draw to progress to the second round of the Champions League when they face KR Reykjavik tomorrow night.

The eircom League today confirmed TV3 will broadcast the Premier Division fixture between Cork City and Shelbourne at Turner's Cross on Saturday August 14.

Two goals in the last 10 minutes of Shelbourne’s European Champions League first qualifying round match with Iceland’s KR Reykjavik has given the Dublin side cause for optimism in the second leg.

Bolton are to give a trial to exciting young Icelandic international striker Veigar Gunnarsson.

The complete draw for the first and second qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League has been made today.