The UEFA Champions League group stages are back this week. One of the matches sees Celtic face Real Madrid and we have all the information you need to know ahead of kick-off.

Both sides have automatically qualified for the competition after winning their domestic leagues and for Celtic, they have a tough start as they are facing the current Champions League holders.

Celtic were last in the Group Stages in 2017/2018 so no doubt their whole fan base will be massively excited for this match.

Hopefully, this game delivers a lot of goals as well as some drama, as two huge sides come face to face in the huge competition.

Here is all you need to know about Celtic vs Real Madrid.

Date

Real Madrid vs Celtic will take place on Tuesday 6th September 2022 at Celtic Park. The match will start at 8:00 pm UK time.

How To Watch

Football fans in England will be over the moon to hear that Celtic vs Real Madrid will be televised live on BT Sports. Coverage will start at 7:30 pm.

Eder Militao celebrates victory at the end of the LaLiga Santander match between Real Madrid CF and Real Betis at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 03, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

Live Stream

If you are looking to live stream the big match, you can do so via the BT Sport app or Virgin streaming service.

You need to have an account or a monthly pass to access the live stream, so make sure you have everything you need before kick-off. The monthly pass costs £25.

Team News

Celtic will be without Kyogo Furuhashi, Yosuke Ideguchi and Carl Starfelt. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are without players Alvaro Odriozola and Jesus Vallejo.

Predicted Celtic XI: Hart; Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Jenz, Taylor; O'Riley, McGregor, Hatate; Abada, Giakoumakis, Jota

Predicted Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius

Head to Head

In the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid and Celtic have only met each other twice. Real Madrid won one and Celtic won one.

Joao Neves Filipe Jota of Celtic celebrates scoring the second goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Rangers FC at on September 03, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland

Odds

The betting markets have Real Madrid as the favourites for this match, and understandably so.

  • Celtic to win: 19/4
  • Draw: 10/3
  • Real Madrid to win: 8/15

Prediction

Playing Real Madrid will be tough for Celtic; however, they are so experienced in this competition and they will create an electric intimidating atmosphere at home. Despite this, we think Real Madrid will just come out on top.

Prediction: Celtic 1-3 Real Madrid

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