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Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Neil Lennon
Former Celtic manager on TNT Sports
I am pretty sure [Martin O'Neill] is not happy with the quality of the players he has.
Cvancara has come in and I think there will be more.
Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Image source, Getty ImagesGood news, Celtic fans. Your team have finally signed a striker.
Bad news, Celtic fans. He isn't available tonight.
Tomas Cvancara says he is ready to "do everything I can" to bring success to the club this season.
The 25-year-old Czech international, who has joined on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach, bolsters a threadbare forward line.
"It's a massive honour to sign for this club," said Cvancara.
"I am so excited to get started and make my own contribution to the team.
"We have lots of challenges ahead of us and I am ready to get going and do everything I can to meet these and bring success to our brilliant supporters.
"Celtic is one of the great names in world football and I am delighted to be here to play my part."
Read more: Sparta star to Gladbach outcast - who is Cvancara as Celtic confirm deal?
Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Following a 3-1 victory at Feyenoord in their previous Europa League match on the road, Celtic are looking to win consecutive away games in major European competition for the first time since April 2003.
Martin O'Neill has left and came back since that win in Rotterdam. Man, it's been a wild season.
Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Liam McLeod
BBC Sport Scotland commentator
Image source, SNSDespite an up and down campaign, Celtic are in with a real chance of progressing to the knockout phase as they stand three points off the magic number 10 that is likely to be enough to see them through.
Bologna are 13th in the table, on 11 points already, but they have been struggling domestically with just one win in nine in Serie A.
"This is a difficult game for us, away from home, against a very, very fine side who are looking for a place in the top eight," manager Martin O'Neill said.
"We've left ourselves an uphill task in terms of results."
Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Bologna and Celtic have never previously met. The Italian side's only prior experience facing a Scottish team was in the 1990-91 Uefa Cup against Hearts, progressing 4-3 on aggregate (lost 3-1 away, won 3-0 home).
Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Captain Callum McGregor and young right-back Colby Donovan are the only two Celtic players who remain in the starting line-up following the unconvincing cup win over sixth-tier Auchinleck Talbot.
Sebastian Tounekti and Yang Hyun-Jun occupy the wings in attack, with Daizen Maeda playing through the middle.
There's plenty of rotation in the Bologna side too, with Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson coming into the team tonight.
Image source, SNSA familiar face features in the Bologna XI
Bologna v Celtic (17:45)
Bologna: Skorupski, Zortea, Casale, Heggem, Miranda, Ferguson, Moro, Pobega, Rowe, Dallinga, Dominguez.
Substitutes: Ravaglia, Pessina, Holm, Orsolini, Odgaard, Lykogiannis, Cambiaghi, Vitik, Baroncioni, Lai, Castaldo, Negri.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Donovan, Trusty, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Yang, Tounekti, Maeda.
Substitutes: Sinisalo, Doohan, Nygren, Balikwisha, McCowan, Kenny, Bernardo, Murray, Forrest, McArdle, Ralston, Isiguzo.
Image source, SNSOne down, two remain.
Aberdeen's European hopes are gone, and Rangers' are just about, but Celtic are very much alive in the Europa League.
The Old Firm clubs still have two games each to play over the next week, starting tonight as Martin O'Neill's men travel to Bologna before Danny Rohl's side host Ludogorets.
First up, Celtic in Italy. The team news is in...
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
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| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
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3 Freiburg | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
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4 Midtjylland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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5 Sporting Braga | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
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| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
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7 Ferencváros | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
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9 Porto | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
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10 Genk | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
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11 Red Star Belgrade | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
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12 PAOK | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
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13 Stuttgart | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
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14 Celta Vigo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
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15 Bologna | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
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17 Viktoria Plzeň | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
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18 Fenerbahçe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
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19 Panathinaikos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
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20 Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
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| 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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22 Brann | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
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23 Young Boys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 |
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25 Ludogorets Razgrad | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 7 |
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26 Feyenoord | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 6 |
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27 Basel | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
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28 Red Bull Salzburg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
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29 FCSB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 |
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30 Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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32 Sturm Graz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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| 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 3 |
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34 Utrecht | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
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35 Malmö FF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 1 |
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36 Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 1 |
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Manager: Danny Röhl
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Per-Mathias Høgmo
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Danny Röhl
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Per-Mathias Høgmo
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Rangers last faced a Bulgarian side in major European competition in the 1966-67 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final, beating Slavia Sofia 1-0 in both legs to reach the final.
This is Ludogorets’ first European encounter with a Scottish side – their six games against British sides in major competition have all been against English opposition (D1 L5), conceding at least twice in all six.
Rangers are winless in their last nine UEFA Europa League matches (D2 L7) since a 3-1 win over Fenerbahçe last March. In major European competition, the Gers last went 10 without a win between April 2008 and September 2010.
Games involving Ludogorets have seen the most goals scored in this season’s UEFA Europa League (25 – 11 scored, 14 conceded), including 11 in the last two games alone.
Ludogorets’ Petar Stanic is the leading scorer in this season’s UEFA Europa League with six goals – the last Serbian player to score more in a major European campaign was Luka Jovic in 2018-19 (10). Stanic has also created the joint most chances in the competition in 2025-26 (17).
