Celtic manager Martin O’Neill will be without Craig Bellamy for their Bank of Scotland Premier League game against Hibernian.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill claims he has no qualms about handing Didier Agathe his first start since January 9 at Rangers tomorrow.

CELTIC striker Craig Bellamy is relishing the chance to take the Ibrox heat off team-mate Neil Lennon.

Celtic defenders Joos Valgaeren and Ulrik Laursen are facing a race against time to be fit for the crucial Old Firm derby at Ibrox on Sunday.

Bank of Scotland Premier League champions Celtic took advantage of an unexpected Rangers slip-up to regain pole position in the title race with a comfortable win at Hibernian today.

Martin O’Neill made two changes from the side which knocked Clyde out of the Tennent’s Scottish Cup for tonight’s Bank of Scotland Premier League game against Dundee.

Celtic defender Ulrik Laursen claims he feels nothing but pity for the Dunfermline players for having to play on their infamous East End Park plastic pitch.

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Celtic defender Ulrik Laursen insists Neil Lennon has the mental toughness to resist attempts to hound him out of Glasgow.

Martin O’Neill today expressed his concerns at not being able to bring in players for the domestic campaign even though his own injury crisis looks like clearing up.

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Celtic manager Martin O’Neill believes victory in the Ukraine tonight would put his side back on course for a place in the Champions League knock-out stages.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill admitted he is sweating on the fitness of Bobo Balde for tonight’s crucial Champions League Group F clash with Shakhtar Donetsk after revealing both Joos Valgaeren and Ulrik Laursen were major injury doubts.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill will wait on defender Bobo Balde before finalising his side for tomorrow’s Champions League Group F clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.

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CELTIC defender Ulrik Laursen has dismissed talk of a move to Norwich City by branding the Barclays Premiership newcomers as “not particularly interesting”.

Yildiray Basturk’s agent today ruled out a move to Celtic after claiming the Glasgow club were unable to meet his wage demands.

Henrik Larsson will be happy to leave behind a side of Scottish football he admits has sickened him.

Celtic goalkeeper Robert Douglas will attempt to cure a long-standing thigh injury with an operation during the summer.

Celtic faced a formidable task at Parkhead tonight as they took on Barcelona in the Champions League without Chris Sutton, Joos Valgaeren, John Hartson, Ulrik Laursen, Johan Mjallby and Shaun Maloney because of injuries.

MARTIN O’NEILL warned his depleted Celtic side they would face a “big ask” to beat Barcelona tonight even if they were at full strength.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard was reluctant to talk about Henrik Larsson on the eve of his team’s UEFA Cup clash with Celtic – but he admits the Swede is a player he admires.

CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has admitted that Chris Sutton and Jackie McNamara were big doubts for Sunday's Old Firm Tennent's Scottish Cup showdown.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has admitted that Chris Sutton and Jackie McNamara were big doubts for Sunday’s Old Firm Tennent’s Scottish Cup showdown.

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Celtic will be without half a dozen players for their UEFA Cup third round second leg tie against Teplice in the Czech Republic tomorrow.

CELTIC winger Didier Agathe concedes there is little the authorities can do to prevent a repeat of the coin-throwing incident at Tynecastle.

Celtic defender Bobo Balde will be back in the country in time for Sunday’s visit to Hearts.

Martin O’Neill conceded today that the Celtic squad was not good enough for the knock-out rounds of the Champions League – but he insisted that the club had made great strides on the European stage.

Celtic’s jinxed defender Ulrik Laursen revealed today that he does not feel part of the club’s success this season.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill conceded yesterday that another defeat at the hands of Anderlecht would bring their Champions League adventure to a premature end.

MARTIN O’NEILL has been given an injury fright with the news that Alan Thompson is to have a scan on his left calf.

STILIAN PETROV believes Celtic must take at least seven points from their last three group games to have any chance of a Champions League knock-out place.

Celtic‘s influential defensive duo Johan Mjallby and Joos Valgaeren today put themselves back in the frame for first-team returns ahead of next week‘s Champions League Group A match against Anderlecht.

Celtic‘s influential defensive duo Johan Mjallby and Joos Valgaeren today put themselves back in the frame for first-team returns ahead of next week‘s Champions League Group A match against Anderlecht.

Celtic midfielder Alan Thompson will undergo a scan this afternoon to determine how serious his hamstring injury is after hobbling out of Saturday‘s Old Firm derby.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill could have all his big guns back for their next Champions League match, against Anderlecht.

Neil Lennon considers Henrik Larsson to be one of the world’s best strikers and told Giovane Elber that the worst thing he could have done was disrespect the Celtic star.

MARTIN O’NEILL has confirmed he will not be appealing against Bobo Balde’s red card against Hibernian on Saturday which rules him out of this Sunday’s clash with Rangers.

CELTIC goalkeeper Magnus Hedman will get the chance to redeem himself in the Scottish Premier League match against Motherwell after his costly Champions League error.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill will persevere with goalkeeper Magnus Hedman after Rob Douglas was ruled out of the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Motherwell.