Brann v Rangers (17:45)
Jane Lewis
BBC Sport Scotland in Bergen
The Rangers supporters who've travelled over to Norway for this one are already in their seats inside the Brann Stadion. About 800 of them have tickets in the away end.
While out and about earlier I was speaking to some of them, and the vast majority seemed intent on getting behind the new head coach Danny Rohl but acknowledged the need for a positive start.
Brann v Rangers (17:45)
Image source, SNSThe Danny Rohl Rangers era begins. The Ibrox board will be hoping it lasts longer than his predecessor's 123 days.
It has been a whirlwind few days for the young German coach, who was only appointed on Monday.
His first assignment is a Europa League trip to Norway to face Brann.
Rangers have zero points from their opening two league phase games, so a win is much-needed for that reason - and more.
AEK Athens v Aberdeen (17:45)
Jimmy Thelin has also made two changes to the side that started the late win at St Mirren on Saturday.
Attacking duo Topi Keskinen and Marko Lazetic are in for defender Gavin Molloy and striker Kevin Nisbet.
Ex-Hearts man James Penrice, who made the move to Athens in the summer, starts for the Greek side.
Image source, SNSSummer signing Lazetic is rewarded with a start after his sublime winner in Paisley at the weekend
Brann v Rangers (17:45)
Danny Rohl makes two changes to the Rangers side that started their 2-2 draw with Dundee United on Saturday.
The German brings in defender Nasser Djiga and much-maligned striker Youssef Chermiti.
Bojan Miovski and Derek Cornelius both drop to the bench.
Image source, SNSThelo Aasgaard starts after his fine strike against Dundee United
AEK Athens v Aberdeen (17:45)
AEK Athens: Strakosha, Rota, Vida, Filipe Relvas, Penrice, Eliasson, Pineda, Mantalos, Koita, Marin, Pierrot.
Substitutes: Angelopoulos, Brignoli, Moukoudi, Pilios, Grujic, Kutesa, Gacinovic, Jovic, Ljubicic, Kosidis, Chrysopoulos.
Aberdeen: Mitov, Jensen, Devlin, Knoester, Milne, Keskinen, Shinnie, Armstong, Aouchiche, Karlsson, Lazetic.
Substitutes: Suman, Vitols, Polvara, Yengi, Clarkson, Milanovic, Nisbet, Palaversa, Molloy, Dorrington, Lobban.
Brann v Rangers (17:45)
Brann: Dyngeland, De Roeve, Knudsen, Helland, Dragsnes, Kornvig, Sorensen, Gudmundsson, Finne, Mathisen, Holm.
Substitutes: Bramel, Klausen, Boakye, Sery Larsen, M Hansen, Soltvedt, Pedersen, Sande, Haaland, Remmem.
Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga, Meghoma, Raskin, Rothwell, Antman, Aasgaard, Gassama, Chermiti.
Substitutes: Kelly, Aarons, Barron, Cornelius, Cameron, Miovski, Fernandez, Moore, Rice, Curtis, McCallion, Danilo.
Image source, SNSGood evening to you all, especially Honda Civic drivers (other vehicles are available). You're all welcome here.
Ferrari-dreaming Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic team are in Europa League action later, but first up we're in Norway and Greece.
Rangers have a new man in charge for their encounter with Brann, while Aberdeen are aiming to maintain their upturn in form at AEK Athens.
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Benjamin Nygren celebrates his winner that delivered Celtic their first Europa League win of the campaign.
At a glance
Horvat's stunning long-range strike gives Sturm Graz lead
Scales sweeps home the equaliser & Nygren adds second three minutes later
Celtic lose Iheanacho and Johnston to injury in the first half
Celtic staged an admirable second-half comeback to earn their first Europa League win of the campaign to see off 10-man Sturm Graz.
Liam Scales and Benjamin Nygren struck within three minutes of each other as Brendan Rodgers' side clicked into gear in front of an appreciative Celtic Park crowd.
The defending Scottish champions came into this under pressure, having taken just one point from their opening two fixtures in this competition and on the back of a league defeat to Dundee on Sunday.
With challenging away ties to follow next month against Midtjylland and Feyenoord, three points seemed vital to get a foothold in the group phase table.
Within a couple of minutes of kick off, Celtic suffered another blow as they lost lost Kelechi Iheanacho to injury. It seemed that might set the tone.
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Desire and intent was evident throughout but execution was, initially, repeatedly missing despite creating a number of glaring opportunities.
In complete contrast, Sturm seized on their first real chance when Tomi Horvat struck a quite stunning long-range strike straight into the top corner.
The response was strong but again derailed when Alistair Johnston - on his return from injury - had to be replaced. Another big blow.
Then some luck arrived when Kasper Schmeichel's post came to the rescue as an Otar Kiteishvili shot was diverted away.
Celtic generated an incredible number of chances from there. It took centre-back Scales to show the way with a composed finish that hauled them level.
Nygren, after missing chance after chance, then converted a header moments later to earn victory, one made slightly smoother by Sturm being reduced to 10 men in the 70th minute after Tochi Chukwuani's rash studs-up challenge on Callum McGregor.
Celtic got what they wanted and Rodgers will hope it is a springboard to improved performances and results.
Rodgers wanted a kick-start after a less than convincing start to the campaign. This win, and the manner of it, might just do that, although injuries will be of concern ahead of the visit to league leaders Hearts on Sunday.
Celtic needed to show more intensity and fight to start to get things back on track. They did, and overcame considerable adversity within this game to succeed.
They created far more chances than of late, but a lack of conviction in key moments might have cost them. To their credit, they stood up to the pressure, continued to create and, finally, got the reward they sought.
Having defeated Rangers earlier this month, Sturm arrived in good form and with confidence. At one stage, they easily could have had a two-goal cushion and you wonder what outcome might have followed if they had.
In normal circumstances you would fancy Celtic to take care of them at home. These aren't normal circumstances right now, but this might just be the shot in the arm they need to kick on.
With that top-of-the-table Premiership meeting to follow at Hearts, the potential lack of options up front will be a big challenge to overcome. Possible defensive ones, too.
Things, on a lot of fronts, haven't been going Celtic's way of late. Finally, they did at a vital time. On the balance of play, deservedly so, with yet more big challenges on the immediate horizon.
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "I thought the performance was outstanding. We had everything you want in the team - the tempo, the speed, the energy - everything was there against a good side.
"I said before the game to the players, we've really got to show leadership now. And you could see from the weekend, the progress in the team was so good, individually and collectively."
Former Scotland forward James McFadden: "For Celtic, it was about getting the win. I think when Celtic moved the ball quicker it caused Graz problems, stopped them from getting any kind of control in the game, and it was a better performance
"Ultimately, for Celtic, it's back to winning ways, back on the goal trail, and chances created. That has got to be the most pleasing factor."
Celtic secured their first win against Austrian opposition since beating FC Wacker Innsbruck in the European Cup in October 1977, ending their nine-game winless run against Austrian opponents (D3 L6).
There were 144 seconds between Liam Scales' equaliser and Benjamin Nygren's header putting Celtic in the lead.
Celtic's xG total of 4.24 was the highest of any side in a Europa League game this season and the Scottish side's highest total in a major European competition match on record (since 2013-14).
Celtic's Nygren has seven goal involvements across eight appearances in major European competition (6 goals, 1 assist).
With an average age of 28 years 14 days, Celtic named their oldest starting XI for a major European home match since a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in November 2006 (28y 272d).
Celtic travel to Tynecastle on Sunday, 26 October (12:00 GMT), looking to reel in a Hearts side who enjoy a five-point lead in the Scottish Premiership.
Their next Europa League tie is in Denmark against Midtjylland on Thursday, 6 November (17:45 GMT).
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Midtjylland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
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2 Sporting Braga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
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4 Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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5 Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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6 Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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7 Ferencváros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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8 Brann | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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9 Celta Vigo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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12 Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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13 Young Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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14 Fenerbahçe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
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15 Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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18 Bologna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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19 Genk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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20 PAOK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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22 Panathinaikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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24 Basel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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25 Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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26 Ludogorets Razgrad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
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27 Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
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28 FCSB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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29 Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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30 Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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31 Malmö FF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
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32 Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
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34 Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
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35 Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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Celtic and Sturm Graz have never previously faced in European competition – the Scots have won just two out of 12 games against Austrian sides (D3 L7) and have lost their last three games against Austrian teams.
Sturm Graz have won three of their five previous major European matches against Scottish teams (L2), including a 2-1 win over Rangers last time out. Barcelona in 2007-08 are the only side to ever beat both Celtic and Rangers in a single European campaign in the UEFA Champions League.
This match will be Brendan Rodgers’ 63rd in Europe with Celtic (inc. qualifiers), moving him outright second ahead of Neil Lennon (62) for European games managed, behind only Jock Stein (68).
Sturm Graz rank bottom for passes per sequence (2.4), open play sequences with 10+ passes (3), average sequence time (5.9 seconds) and successful passes (491) in the UEFA Europa League this season.
Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti has made the most opposition half take-ons (15) in the UEFA Europa League this season, while he’s also made the most take-ons in the opposition box (5).
