Celtic have been handed some bad news ahead of their upcoming UEFA Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.

The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 playoffs are set, introducing a revamped format that replaces the traditional group stage with a league phase, ensuring high-intensity matchups from the start. Top European clubs will now battle in a knockout-style playoff round to secure a place in the Round of 16,

Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the UEFA Champions League: First leg Feb 11-12 Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Atalanta (Italy) Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Manchester City (England) vs.

Celtic will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League playoff stages, with the first leg set to be played at Parkhead.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase came to a dramatic close on Wednesday, setting up for an equally entertaining knockout stage that begins in two weeks' time. The introduction of the new format means the Champions League will introduce a new phase of competition in February when 16 teams will take part in the knockout round playoffs.

Harry Kane helps Bayern Munich to beat Slovan Bratislava but victory is only good enough to earn the German club a play-off spot in the.

Celtic will play Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League knockout play-off round following today’s draw. Brendan Rodgers’ side have enjoyed a strong European campaign to date, and secured a