Celtic to discover Champions League fate by lunchtime

Celtic should find out by lunchtime today whether they remain in the Champions League play-offs after Legia Warsaw’s appeal against their effective expulsion was heard.

Uefa’s appeals body met yesterday to listen to the Polish champions’ arguments over the registration error that turned their 6-1 aggregate win into an away-goals defeat.

A statement from Legia read: “The meeting of the Uefa Appeal Body was held in the morning, with Legia Warsaw co-owner Dariusz Mioduski and his associates present.