It was a blockbuster Battle of Britain showdown as Aston Villa were pushed all the way by Celtic in a Champions League thriller. It was a nightmare start for the Scottish Premiership champions as Brendan Rodgers watched his side crumble in the Villa Park cauldron.

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Whilst Idah took his chance, after Kyogo Furuhashi's exit, by scoring two goals, the South Korean winger, instead, showed Rodgers why he should be behind Jota and Maeda in the pecking order when they are both available for selection next time out in the Scottish Premiership.

Celtic have re-signed Portuguese winger Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract subject to international clearance, the Scottish club said on Monday, while striker Kyogo Furuhashi joined Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.

Zach Hemming denies Kevin Nibet from close range as the Aberdeen striker toe-pokes a Topi Keskinen cut-back towards goal. The home side are continuing to probe but are yet to be rewarded for their efforts. Looks like we are set for a rip roaring last 20 minutes at Tynecastle!

Celtic's Scottish Premiership match against Dundee at Celtic Park on Saturday has been postponed because of storm damage sustained to the club's stadium.

Brendan Rodgers has defended Scottish football after the Celtic boss was told that England is looking down on the game north of the border. The Celtic manager has had the privilege of managing in both England and Scotland with spells at Liverpool, Leicester and Swansea.

The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round

Philippe Clement has been under fire for much of the season following a slow start for Rangers that has never fully kicked into gear. The manager has had to face calls for him to be sacked but continues to work with a squad that simply can’t compete with the one across the city that has the luxury of having an £11m midfielder and £9m striker on the bench in the last three derbies.

“Former Celtic goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist is having a medical at Genoa ahead of a move to Italy from Rapid Bucharest.” That actually looks like a decent move for the former Celtic goalkeeper and obviously if he’s been getting game time at Rapid Bucharest he could have re-discovered his form that was apparent during his time at Tannadice.

The Dutchman is said to be on a list of targets if the Scottish champions fail to land Tierney from Arsenal this month