Champions League 24/25: Celtic squad, starting 11 and odds

Now the 2024/25 season has started, Ladbrokes takes you through Celtic's Champions League squad, their chances of winning the competition and what their starting 11 has been.

Celtic won the Champions League in 1967, and even the most hardcore fans of the Scottish club expect them to win the competition once again come May 2025.

Brendan Rodgers' side failed to get out of their group in the 2023/24 UCL campaign, but what if they manage to go all the way and win the competition this year?

With all that said, Ladbrokes takes you through Celtic's squad for the current Champions League campaign, what their starting XI has looked like, and their odds of shocking the footballing world and winning the competition.

Below is the squad that Celtic have taken into the 'league phase' of the 2024/25 Champions League campaign, with several additions compared to last season's roster.

• Kasper Schmeichel, Viljami Sinisalo, Scott Bain
• Alistair Johnston, Greg Taylor, Liam Scales, Austin Trusty, Alex Valle, Malik Nawrocki, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh
• Luke McCowan, Odin Thiago Holm, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor, James Forrest
• Luis Palma, Kyogo Furuhashi, Adam Idah, Nicolas Kuhn, Yang Hyun-jun, Daizen Maeda

Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal for Celtic, behind a back four of Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales and Greg Taylor.

The midfield three of Celtic is one of their strongest weapons, with Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate playing alongside Paulo Bernardo, who used to play in Portugal for Benfica.

Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn are Celtic's two wingers for their current Champions League campaign, with either Adam Idah or Kyogo Furuhashi, the latter of whom was linked to Man City in the summer transfer window, playing through the middle.

Liverpool are the outright favourites race for the 2024/25 Champions League, with Arne Slot's side seen as the front-runners to win this season's competition.

Celtic, on the other hand, are viewed by the bookies as major outsiders to shock the world and win the trophy come May 2025, with Ladbrokes giving the Scottish side a probability of 0.5% to be crowned Champions of Europe next year.

Celtic kicked off their 2024/25 UCL campaign with an impressive 5-1 win against Slovan Bratislava, the Scottish side likely viewed the fixture as a good opportunity to pick up three points, and that's exactly what they did.

It was an away trip to Dortmund next on October 1, but that didn't end well, as Rodgers ended up losing 7-1 to one of his former players, Nuri Sahin. That match cane before Europa League winners Atalanta drew 0-0 with Celtic in Italy on October 23.

Matchday four saw Celtic host German side RB Leipzig, with that game taking place on November 5 and ending in a surprising 3-1 win. After the international break, Celtic were back at home with another Champions League tie on November 27, this time drawing 1-1 against Club Brugge from Belgium.

It was another draw next for Celtic, as they were held to a 0-0 tie away at Dinamo Zagreb away. That came before they beat Young Boys 1-0 in Scotland on January 22. Their final UCL game of the league phase saw them lose 3-2 to Aston Villa away from home on January 29.

Despite coming close to causing an upset, Celtic were knocked out of the competition at the playoff round stage at the hands of Bayern Munich, leaving the Scots with crushed dreams.

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