Celtic face crucial Europa League playoff after lackluster league campaign

The arrival of Celtic in the Play-Offs of the UEFA Europa League leaves great expectations for this encounter, with hopes of Martin O’Neill’s side qualifying for the competition’s round of 16.

In a complicated league phase, Celtic ended up qualifying for the Play Offs, not directly for the round of 16, leaving several doubts in the league phase, and they ended up occupying 21st position.

Celtic face crucial Europa League playoff after lackluster league campaign

After finishing their 8 matches of the league phase, Celtic finished in 21st position, where they accumulated only 11 points, with 2 victories and 2 defeats, while away from home, they accumulated 2 draws, 1 victory, and 1 defeat.

The negative of these statistics was the multiple defeats they accumulated, obtaining a goal difference of -2, being a team without much effectiveness in front of goal, and very weak in defense.

Now their next match will be for the Play Offs against Stuttgart, on February 19, in the first le,g where they will compete at Celtic Park, with the hope of obtaining a positive result before traveling to Germany.