Celtic game gets green light

Celtic today confirmed their Champions League Group A showdown in Lyon would go ahead next Wednesday despite the floods in the south of France.

Hoops officials contacted their opponents, who they need a point against to qualify for the knock-out stages, this morning and were assured that the game was on unless the situation deteriorates.

A spokesperson for the club said: “The game is on unless something changes before next week‘s game.

“We spoke to them this morning and they assured us there was no problem with the pitch and the game was okay to go ahead as planned.”