Summary

  • Callum McGregor gives Celtic the lead on three minutes

  • Arkadiusz Milik levels after Viktor Fischer is denied by Craig Gordon

  • Vaclav Cerny scores on the counter-attack for Ajax in the final five minutes

  • Group leaders Molde have already qualified for the last 32, but lost 2-0 at home to Fenerbahce

  • Celtic are eliminated

  1. Postpublished at 19:47

    Former Dutch international Fernando Ricksen is a guest at Celtic Park tonight. The ex-Rangers defender has been battling bravely with motor neurone disease since 2013.

    Fernando Ricksen at Celtic ParkImage source, SNS
  2. Postpublished at 19:43

    Celtic and Ajax are cruising along at the top of their respective leagues but it's been far from plain sailing in Europe.

    Both failed to progress from Champions League qualifying and both have struggled so far in this competition.

    Neither has managed a win yet and time is running out, with Ajax one point better off than the hosts after three draws from their four outings.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:39

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    If you take to Twitter, use #bbcsportscot to let us know your thoughts as the action unfolds.

  4. Postpublished at 19:37

    This is just a second start of the season for Callum McGregor, with the previous one coming against Raith Rovers in the League Cup. The 22-year-old has featured nine times as a sub this season, scoring once...

    Callum McGergorImage source, SNS
  5. LINE-UPS FROM CELTIC PARKpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2015

    Celtic: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney, Forrest, Armstrong, Rogic, McGregor, Mackay-Steven, Griffiths. Subs: Bailly, Izaguirre, Ambrose, Ciftci, Stokes, Allan, Mulgrew. 

    Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, van der Hoorn, Riedewald, Dijks, Schone, Klaassen, Gudelj, Fischer, Milik, Younes. Subs: Boer, Van Rhijn, Heitinga, Sanogo, Viergever, van de Beek, Cerny. 

    Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) 

  6. Postpublished at 19:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2015

    Tom English
    BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park

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    There's not a defensively-minded midfielder out there for Celtic and that's a recipe for disaster - potentially

  7. Change of formation?published at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2015

  8. Postpublished at 19:27

    So how does the new midfield look for Celtic? Manager Ronny Deila has resisted pitching in the experienced Charlie Mulgrew, who has been out through injury since mid-September.

    Stuart Armstrong, Tom Rogic, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Gary Mackay-Steven will be the five across the middle and I'm guessing the first two will be the 'sitters' in Deila's preferred 4-2-3-1 formation.

    Teenager Kieran Tierney starts ahead of Emilio Izaguirre at left-back.

  9. Missing midfieldpublished at 19:25

    "We need a new one," said Celtic manager Ronny Deila at his Wednesday media conference. What was he talking about? His midfield...

    Scott Brown and Kris Commons are missing through injury, while Nir Biton and Stefan Johansen are suspended. All four are pretty much nailed on starters.

  10. Team newspublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2015

    Celtic: Gordon; Lustig, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney, Rogic, McGregor, Armstrong, Forrest, Griffiths, Mackay-Steven. Subs: Bailly, Ambrose, Izaguirre, Allan, Mulgrew, Stokes, Ciftci. 

  11. Postpublished at 19;20

    The bad news is Celtic are bottom of Europa League Group A without a win from four matches.

    The good news is the Scottish champions can still qualify for the last 32.

    If Ronny Deila's team beat Ajax in Glasgow tonight and repeat the trick in Turkey against Fenerbahce they will go through, along with surprise package Molde, who have already qualified.

    A defeat tonight and it's all over for Celtic. A draw will only keep slim hopes alive if Fenerbahce lose in Norway.