Celtic would have struggled to handpick a better final fixture than Utrecht at home, knowing they will probably need a victory to lengthen their Europa League campaign. Utrecht are in bad shape, and not just in this competition, from which they have already been eliminated. They also went out of the Dutch Cup at the start of the month while struggling to find any rhythm in the league. Former Celtic goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas is their number one, but the Greek's understudy, Dutchman Michael Brouwer, may get the nod for this one. However, if Celtic have designs on a deep Europa League run, this is a game that should hold no fear for them.

Source: BBC January 29, 2026 00:18 UTC