Celtic's Champions League place still in doubt as Legia plan court bid

Celtic could face more European uncertainty despite Legia Warsaw’s failure to persuade UEFA to overturn their effective expulsion from the Champions League.

Celtic stepped up preparations to face Maribor in Slovenia in the Champions League play-offs on Wednesday after UEFA’s appeals body upheld an earlier decision by its disciplinary body to award Celtic a 3-0 second-leg win over Legia after the Poles fielded an ineligible player.