ADAM Idah made Irish Champions League history on Wednesday despite Celtic ultimately falling short vs Aston Villa. He temporarily silenced the home fans at Villa Park with a three-minute brace to

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers believes Adam Idah carried a ‘real threat’ in his side’s dramatic 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday night. Despite going two goals down early at Villa Park, the Glasgow outfit roared backed thanks to a brace from the Corkman.

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

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Celtic now know they’ll face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in a ruthless knockout playoff. It’s a glamour tie for the Scottish Premiership giants but it will be difficult over two legs. For Idah, though, these are the moments he is in football for.

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16, but Villa’s Ollie Watkins was the target of a bid by Arsenal.

Celtic produced a battling performance against a strong Aston Villa side on Wednesday, eventually going down 4-2 to the English Premier League side. The Hoops had already secured their knockout

Celtic dragged themselves into a Champions League battle with Aston Villa last night after a miserable start. Morgan Rogers had given his side a shock 2-0 lead within the first five minutes to stun the visitors and have fans worried about what might have been a long night.

Liverpool’s 100 per cent record in the Champions League ended as it lost 3-2 at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday but Arne Slot’s side still finished top of the group stage.

Although they eventually progressed reasonably comfortably, it was anything but for Man City at the Etihad. The 2023 European champions were exposed just before halftime when Raphael Onyedika brilliantly finished off a Brugge sweeping move.

Adam Idah has become the first Irishman to score twice in a game in the European Cup or Champions League since Ronnie Whelan for Liverpool against Benfica in March 1984.

The inaugural ‘league phase’ of the revamped Champions League concluded after Matchday 8 unfolded across Europe last night. Despite their first European defeat under Arne Slot, Liverpool finished atop the 36-team table.