Overview
- Kick-off is 20:00 BST at Rajko Mitic Stadium, with live TV in the UK on TNT Sports 2 and streaming via discovery+, BBC radio and live text coverage, and U.S. streaming on Paramount+.
- Red Star enter on a perfect seven-from-seven SuperLiga start and a derby win over Partizan, with Aleksandar Katai’s 12 goals in 13 games and Marko Arnautovic highlighted as major threats.
- Celtic travel with defensive injuries as Anthony Ralston, Auston Trusty and Alistair Johnston are sidelined, with Johnston expected out for around three months.
- Brendan Rodgers’ side have started strongly in the Scottish Premiership but face questions over away form in Europe as they look to begin the group stage positively.
- Bookmakers rate the contest tight, with odds giving Celtic a slight edge despite the away trip.