Celtic generated simply over £40 million from their development to the Champions League knockout playoffs throughout the 2024/25 marketing campaign, it has been revealed…
UEFA Champions League branded microphones are seen on a desk previous to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photograph by Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures)
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Nevertheless, the Scottish champions have been unable to duplicate that feat this time period, falling on the qualifying play-off hurdle to Kazakhstani outfit Kairat Almaty regardless of a major disparity in assets.
Though the Hoops stay concerned in continental competitors and are making ready for a Europa League knockout playoff encounter with VfB Stuttgart subsequent Thursday, participation in Europe’s elite event stays the last word goal.
Nicolas Kuhn scores throughout the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at Allianz Area on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photograph by Matthias Hangst/Getty Pictures)
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Final season’s run remains to be considered as a significant achievement, with Celtic pushing Bayern Munich shut within the knockout rounds earlier than exiting in dramatic vogue following Alphonso Davies’ heartbreaking equaliser within the Allianz Area final February.
UEFA’s newest monetary report has now detailed the prize cash distributed to competing golf equipment.
18 02 2025, UEFA Champions League 2024 2025 Play off second leg, FC Bayern Munich Celtic Glasgow, on the Allianz Area Munich Coach Brendan Rodgers Celtic Glasgow on the sidelines. Photograph IMAGO.
Underneath the steering of Brendan Rodgers (lest we neglect) Celtic acquired £16.2 million for reaching the league section, together with £7.6 million for advancing to the knockout stage. An extra £11.8 million was awarded by the worth pillar, which displays particular person membership coefficient rankings.
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A further £4.7 million was secured based mostly on their closing league place, taking the general sum earned to roughly £40.3 million.
Shin Yamada & Hayato Inamura of Celtic step off the crew bus at Celtic Park. Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 23 August 2025. Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock
After reaching these heights fairly than again the supervisor Celtic pressured Paul Tisdale challenge signings resembling Hayato Inamura and Shin Yamada on the supervisor whereas promoting Nicolas Kuhn and failing to exchange Kyogo for a whole calendar 12 months. They then pressured Rodgers out for his outspoken (however solely affordable) feedback in regards to the want for Celtic to recruit to compete within the Champions League.
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They then changed him with a French PE instructor whereas enjoying Johnny Kenny because the Celtic centre ahead whereas banning The Celtic Star for nothing in any respect.
Merchandise on the market outdoors the stadium previous to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at Allianz Area on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photograph by Matthias Hangst/Getty Pictures)
In different information, Champions League winner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has mirrored on his dream debut at Paradise on Wednesday night time. He stated: “These are the moments you dream of, enjoying at locations like this and with the ability to impression the sport, assist the crew, and create moments like that. Extra importantly, it helped us get the win.”
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“I used to be watching the sport and noticed a number of the areas that have been opening up in and across the field, particularly after we had the ball out huge and have been capable of cross. I used to be areas the place I might get into.”
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s purpose to make it 2-1 to Celtic. 11.02.2026 Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership. Photograph Kenny Ramsay. IMAGO/ Information Licensing
“The teaching workers and the supervisor gave me numerous confidence. Whenever you come on, that’s your job, to make an impression, particularly in a sport the place it’s 1-1 and also you wish to go and rating the winner.”
The Englishman added: “Fortunately, tonight, that second fell to me, and I might assist. The opposite night time, it fell to Junior [Adamu], and he did the identical factor. It’s a nice attribute for a crew to have the ability to do this proper till the tip.”
11.02.2026 Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership. Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain celebrates after scoring the late winner at Celtic Park. Photograph: Kenny Ramsay. IMAGO / Information Licensing
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“All through my profession, the groups the place we now have achieved nicely, these are the issues that we needed to fall again on at occasions when it was not going so nicely.”
Don’t miss Sandman’s tackle Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain’s sensational Celtic debut in his Definitive Rankings from the very important 2-1 win over Livingston which you’ll be able to learn HERE.
In the meantime The Celtic Star this morning posted our unique interview with who provides his ideas on the title race and appears again to Celtic coming from behind to win the title in dramatic circumstances again in 2008. A lesson or two for the present Celtic facet in all of this.
Scott McDonald of Celtic celebrates after scoring the primary purpose throughout the Scottish Premier League match between Celtic and Rangers at Parkhead on April 27, 2008. (Photograph by Alex Livesey/Getty Pictures)
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WGS additionally names his prime three signings for Celtic and whereas one is abundantly apparent I wager you’ll be able to’t guess who the opposite two are! No dishonest!
Gordon Strachan the coach of Celtic throughout the Celtic Coaching session forward of the UEFA Champions League second leg of the First knockout spherical match between Barcelona and Celtic on the Camp Nou stadium on March 3, 2008, in Barcelona,Spain. (Photograph by Michael Steele/Getty Pictures)
You may learn our unique interview with Gordon Strachan HERE…
Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink of Celtic rejoice victory on the closing whistle throughout the Premier League match between Dundee United and Celtic at Tannadice on Might 22, 2008. (Photograph by Clive Brunskill/Getty Pictures)
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Unique Interview – Gordon Strachan talks to The Celtic Star
Gordon Strachan, supervisor of Celtic, and Walter Smith, supervisor of Rangers, look on throughout the Scottish Premier League match between Celtic and Rangers at Parkhead on April 27, 2008. (Photograph by Alex Livesey/Getty Pictures)
Learn The Celtic Star’s on how Celtic ‘clawed again’ title in 2008 and classes for this season’s title chase. He names his three greatest signings for Celtic, one is a given however the different two would possibly shock you! And far more too.
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