Ronny Deila has put his trust in his Celtic side to overcome Malmo in their crunch Champions League play-off tie.

Qarabag 0 Celtic 0 (Celtic win 1-0 on aggregate): Ronny Deila praised the battling qualities of his Celtic side after they won through to the Champions League play off with a 1-0 aggregate win over Qarabag in Baku.

Celtic began the defence of their Ladbrokes Premiership title with a 2-0 home win over Ross County but not without cost or controversy.

Celtic 2 Stjarnan 0: Celtic’s Champions League journey began with a comfortable 2-0 qualifying win over Icelandic outfit Stjarnan at Parkhead last night.

Shay Given is close to sealing a move to Stoke City as Aston Villa agree to release him from his contract a year early.

Dundee United boss Jackie McNamara masterminded his first victory over former club Celtic as a 2-1 Tannadice win fired the Tangerines back into the Scottish Premiership title race.

Celtic ran riot on their Scottish Premiership flag day with a 6-1 thrashing of hapless Dundee United at Parkhead.

Celtic 3 Dundee Utd 1

Dundee United 0 Celtic 2

Neil Lennon told Celtic fans to expect to see more of Amido Balde after the big striker came off the bench to score the clincher in the 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory over Partick Thistle at Firhill yesterday.

Dundee UTD 0 Celtic 1

QPR claimed their first away victory in six attempts as they dispatched Coventry 2-0 yesterday to enter 2011 with a seven-point lead at the top of the npower Championship.

Portsmouth defender Marc Wilson was impressed with his side’s battling qualities as they booked a place in the Carling Cup second round with a 2-1 win at Stevenage.