Celtic Exchange: Celtic Football Club in Focus

CELTIC SHOOK OFF the effects of the disappointing loss to Hibs at the weekend by smashing 5 goals past Aberdeen on an entertaining night at Celtic Park. The night was bookended by a couple of Daizen Maeda goals (who else!) but there were a number of top performers ion the night including Jota, Callum McGregor and Arne Engels. The result leaves the Bhoys honing in on a fourth consecutive title, kno...

FOLLOWING THEIR TRAVELS in Munich, Celtic faced domestic defeat for just the second time this season at Easter Road, as an uncharacteristically poor display saw Hibs take all three points at the weekend. In the bigger picture however it may prove insignificant as the path to an incredible 9th treble is now as clear as it gets with no European involvement now until next season. The Bhoys will be ke...

IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS for Brendan Rodgers and his team, as a rare domestic off day saw them suffer defeat in Scotland for just the second time this season. Hibs were well drilled under David Gray and deserved to go in ahead at the break. But despite the best efforts of Daizen Maeda the Hoops were unable to claw their way back. They may have done so, but for a very questionable VAR call and it'l...

NOW THAT THE DUST HAS SETTLED on Celtic's valiant perfomance in Munich, its a good time to reflect on where this side now goes under the guidance of Brendan Rodgers. This season's Champions League campaign has given the confidence that we CAN compete in the top tier of European Football - so the question is, how do we now take it to the next level? On the domestic front an incredible 9th treble is...

BRENDAN RODGERS challenged his players to play without fear against Bayern Munich and that's exactly what played out as the Bhoys put in one of their best and bravest European performances in years. Nicolas Kuhn's second half strike had us dreaming, but in truth it'd be hard to single out any one player as a huge team effort had the German giants on the ropes. A cruel late goal meant it wasn't to...

CELTIC HEAD TO MUNICH with a mountain to climb as they look to overturn last week's result against German giants Bayern Munich, but its a task that Brendan Rodgers firmly believes his side are capable of. And while there can be no doubting the size of the challenge that awaits the Bhoys in the Allianz Arena, they travel with a genuine belief that on the night they ARE capable of pulling off what w...

CELTIC EASED THEIR way to another league win at the weekend as they dealt with the challenge of Dundee United in a comfortable 3-0 win at Celtic Park. In the midst of the two legged Champions League play-off with Bayern Muncih Brendan Rodgers chose to rest a few of his key player, but once again there was no drop off in quality. The game saw Jota's first Celtic Park goal since his return to the cl...

ALL THE TALK has been around Celtic's perfomance in midweek as the Bhoys dug deep to keep themselves in the Champions League tie with Bayern. However, ahead of the return leg in Germany the focus now returns to domestic matters as we take on Dundee Utd this weekend at Celtic Park. For Brendan Rodgers and his players its the chance to maintain their commanding lead at the top of the table, though t...

CELTIC SHOWED their increasing maturity in Europe once again last night as they put in a brave perfomance against Champions League big hitters Bayern Munich. As expected the Germans had the majority of possession for large spells - especially inthe first half - but Brendan Rodgers' side showed great character to fight back from two goals down to keep themselves in with at least a slim chance in Mu...

DAIZEN MAEDA IS SO QUICK he can serve a two-match ban in just one game, and incredibly will now be free to face German giants Bayern Muncih in Wednesday's vital Champions League clash. Its a huge boost to Brendan Rodgers side and one which significantly increases our chances in what will be a seriously tough tie with the Bundesliga side The availability of Maeda now gives the manager some tough (b...

MAKE NO MISTAKE, this week's match up with German giants Bayern Munich poses a real tough test test for Celtic, but for the manager, the players, and fans alike, we wouldn't have it any other way! To progress it's going to take a massive effort - as well as for our Bhoys to hit top form over the two legs - but this is the level of European football we aspire to and the overall hope is that we can...

The Scottish Cup... its not for everybody! 👀 But for Celtic their place in the QuarterFinals is assured after a comprehensive win over Raith Rovers. Six goals in less than a week tells you all you need to know about the form Daizen Maeda currently finds himself in. The Japanese star grabbed a treble against Raith Rovers to inspire his side to a comprehensive Scottish Cup win, and the Bhoys can no...

CELTIC HAVE MADE a solid start to the month with 9 goals in our last two games alone and the Bhoys will be looking to add to that tally as they take on Raith Rovers in Scottish Cup action this weekend. Of those 9 goals Daizen Maeda has scored 3 of them and the Japanese star will be keen to continue his recent red hot form against the Fifers. The tie offers Brendan Rodgers' side the chance to conti...

WHAT STRIKER CRISIS?! In the wake of an underwhelming January transfer window Celtic put in one of their best display's of the season to remind us just how much talent Brendan Rodgers' has at his disposal. Top goalscorer Daizen Maeda - now on 18 for the season - was the main man on the night but hot on his heels was returning superstar Jota as Celtic's forward line dazzled the Dundee defence. The...

THE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW has now firmly closed but it looks like the debates surrounding it will rumble on for a while yet amongst supporters. From the outside looking in it does seem like a failing to support the manager - particularly on the striker front - but not everyone sees it that way. The return of Jota has provided an undoubted boost, and so too has the news that Kieran Tierney will f...

THE RETURN OF JOTA has already brought great joy to the Celtic fans as the Portuguese superstar sealed his comeback with a last gasp goal against Motherwell. What isn't bringing quite so much delight however is what seems to be the underwhelming final hours of the January transfer window with the club scrambling about to bolster Brendan Rodgers' side with a couple of uninspiring loan signings. We...

IT WAS WRITTEN in the stars for Jota today as our returning Portuguese star clinched the all important third goal at Fir Park to send the visiting fans home happy. It was an emotional moment for the winger and you could see just how much it meant to him as he celebrated with the supporters. Overall it was a game that the Bhoys were well in control of thanks to first half goals from Daizen Maeda an...

CELTIC'S REWARD for their efforts in the newly revamped Champions League format has been confirmed with a knockout tie against German big hitters Bayern Munich awaiting in February. Its one for players and fans alike to look forward to and will be a further gauge of just how far we've come in Europe under Brendan Rodgers. Before all of that however there's more work to be done domestically and thi...

DESPITE AN IMPRESSIVE two goal display from Adam Idah, Celtic fell short on an entertaining night at Villa Park as they rounded off their last League Stage game in this season's Champions League with a 4-2 defeat. Our place in the play-off stage was never in jeopardy however and we'll now face big hitters Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the next phase. We'll see who we get in the next round once w...

PORTUGUESE SUPERSTAR Jota finally sealed his return to Celtic this week and what a boost to the team as we continue to make smart moves on and off the park. His arrival somewhat softens the blow of losing talismanic striker Kyogo, but the Japanese frontman will now take on a new challenge in France with Rennes and he goes with all our best wishes following his achievements in green and white. Whil...

WE BARELY HAD TIME to revel in the aftermath of Wednesday night's Champions League victory when the Celtic world was spun on its head with the news that top man Kyogo Furuhashi had played his last for the club! A modern day hero, he'll be missed in green and white and we'll discuss his pending exit on this Friday night special. The BIG news that will soften the blow however is the return of former...

DISALLOWED GOALS, penalties, red cards - this one had it all - but most importantly it also had a Celtic winner as the Bhoys secured their place in the next stage of this season's Champions League. Like all good teams Celtic found a way to win and while credit for that will ultimately go down to Reo Hatate and Adam Idah the roles of skipper Callum McGregor and keepor Kasper Schmeichel can't be und...

CELTIC take on Young Boys of Bern on Matchday 7 of this season's Champions League knowing a win will take us a massive step closer towards progression in this season's competition. Knockout football in Europe isn't something we've had much experience of in recent times and the Bhoys have a huge opportunity to address that against the Swiss champions. Its all set to be a big night under the Celtic...

CELTIC step into what could be a monumental week in the context of the season as we take on what many will see are our biggest European fixture in years. Victory over Young Boys of Bern on Matchday 7 of this season's Champions League would all but see us qualify for the next stage of the tournament, and would signify notable progress for Brendan Rodgers and his players. For guys like Arne Engels,...

DAIZEN MAEDA was the man once again, as the Japanese star's 15th goal of the season was enough to see off Kilmarnock in an entertaining Scottish Cup tie at Celtic Park. An early Callum McGregor strike opened the scoring and only poor finishing thereafter prevented the Bhoys from adding to their tally agaiunst the Ayrshire side. The result means Brendan Rodgers' maintains his incredible record of l...