Celtic appear to be starting their Champions League campaign away to Feyenoord on Tuesday September 19 with Lazio visiting Glasgow on October 4.
Athletic Madrid follow Lazio to Celtic Park on October 25 before the two sides meet in the Spanish capital on November 7.
The hoops then visit Lazio on November 28 before finishing up their campaign at home to Feyenoord on December 13.
Champions League fixtures for Groups E to H, including Celtic, Newcastle United, Man City and Barcelona. #UCL
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— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) September 2, 2023
Back-to-back away matches against Athletico and Lazio will certainly challenge Brendan Rodgers’ squad to the full.
Fortunately this season’s fixtures are spread over three months while last years group stage was completed by the first week in November to accommodate the World Cup.
Squads are registered with UEFA at 11pm on Monday which leaves the door open for signing free agents and using them in the Champions League.
So…away in the first game to potentially the Group winners….and if we need a result in our final game to get something from the Group…then once again we get the potential Group winners.
If I didn’t know better …I might have thought that the Hun from the SFA who makes up our domestic fixtures…was at it again !!
Anyway…Bring ’em on…!!