Summary

  • Kyogo races through to steer low finish into the net; Vecino's header just crosses the line after slack defending to level tie

  • Palma crashes in Celtic second late on, but goal eventually ruled out after VAR check for offside; Pedro then strikes in injury time for visitors

  • Celtic sit bottom of Group E after Atletico Madrid beat Feyenoord

  1. Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Alexa, play the Champions League anthem.

    Celtic Park:

    ShrekImage source, Dreamworks
  2. Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20.00)

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park

    Quite a scene at Celtic Park.

    A rousing rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Rianne Downey has the entire stadium with scarves aloft and joining in with the lyrics.

    Huge round of applause as the atmosphere cranks up yet another few notches.

  3. We'll give it everything - Rodgerspublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells TNT Sports: “Joe [Hart] and Nat’s [Phillips] experience at this level will be very important for us.

    “I think it’s about development, [the squad] will continue to grow and improve at this level.

    “I'm very proud to lead this group and we’ll look to give absolutely everything to get the result.

    On his side’s decade-long wait for a home Champions League win, he adds: “It’s a long time, absolutely, and obviously we want to give supporters as well as ourselves that great night."

    Thumbs up from the gaffer pre-matchImage source, SNS
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    Thumbs up from the gaffer pre-match

  4. Lazio unbeaten in seven CL group gamespublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Despite a shaky start to their domestic campaign, Lazio travel to Glasgow unbeaten in their past seven Champions League group games.

    But they've won just one of their past 16 away matches in the competition, failing to win any of their last nine since a 2-0 win at Besiktas in September 2003.

  5. Celtic have '13% chance' of progressingpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    This post comes with a public health warning, Celtic fans, you may want to look away...

    According to Nielsen Gracenote's Euro Club Index, your side only have a 13% chance of reaching the knockout stage of this season's Champions League.

    Brendan Rodgers' side suffered a 2-0 defeat away to Feyenoord on matchday one, but that probability can surely be shifted up with a positive result tonight.

    Chances of reaching CL knockoutsImage source, Hypercube
  6. What are the Italians predicting?published at 19:49 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20.00)

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park

    The word from the Italian press pack? I've just spoken to Alessandro de Felice, who writes for Goal and One Football.

    He pinpoints midfielder Luis Alberto as the key Lazio playmaker but predicts a tight match. He thinks it will finish 1-1.

    Would Celtic, and their fans, take that? A point on the board after two games? They'll fancy all three tonight, I'd venture.

  7. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    It's almost time...

    If you know, you know.

    Do the roarImage source, Dreamworks
  8. Postpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic graphic

    In addition to this wee graphic, among the 87 managers to have hit the 20-game mark already, none have had fewer than three wins in their opening 20 matches, with three the fewest at this stage.

    Think we can assume that Brendan Rodgers doesn't fancy breaking an unwanted record tonight.

  9. Postpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Full time in Madrid. Atletico beat Feyenoord 3-2.

    The La Liga side now top the group with four points.

  10. Lazio's goalscoring goaliepublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    While Celtic were going down to nine men in Rotterdam a fortnight ago, Lazio were creating their own bedlam in Rome.

    With 90 on the clock, the Italian side were one down to Atletico Madrid. That was until goalkeeper Ivan Provedel decided to pop up in the box and glance in an equaliser.

    He now has more 2023-24 Champions League goals than the entire Celtic team. One game and that, but still.

    Just the goalie knocking in a last-minute headerImage source, SNS
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    Nothing to see here, just a goalie scoring a last-minute header

  11. 'Great occasion' on the cards?published at 19:43 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Aiden McGeady
    Former Celtic winger on BBC Sportsound

    Brendan Rodgers has got his team pretty fired up, and I think we'll see that from the first minute tonight.

    If they can play for the way they did for the first hour against Feyenoord, with a little bit more in attack, then it should be a great occasion.

  12. Lazio's sluggish start and recent squabblespublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Liam McLeod
    BBC Sport Scotland

    Maurizio Sarri led Lazio to their best league finish in over two decades last season when they finished runners-up to Napoli, but a poor start to this campaign leaves them 16th after seven matches.

    Following a 2-0 loss at AC Milan at the weekend, Sarri was not slow to criticise the state of his squad in the wake of what he deemed a poor summer window.

    Influential Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic left for Al Hilal, with cover arriving in the form of Matteo Guendozi (on loan from Marseille) and talented Italy under-21 Nicolo Rovella (on loan from Juventus but with an option to buy).

    Japan international Daichi Kamada was signed from Eintracht Frankfurt. He was among the scorers in the penalty shoot-out victory over Rangers in the 2022 Europa League final.

    Nicolo Casale and Alessio Romagnoli are an excellent centre-back pairing, who performed to great effect last season, and then there's another old campaigner up front, skipper and Euro 2020 winner Ciro Immobile.

    Click here to read Liam's match preview in full.

    ImmobileImage source, SNS
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    Ciro Immobile's Lazio goal record stands at a superb 198 in 305 appearances.

  13. Postpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    It's approaching full time in the other game in Group E tonight, btw.

    It's been quite the contest in Madrid as Atletico lead Feyenoord 3-2 in the Spanish capital.

    The Dutch side were 1-0 and 2-1 up in the game.

  14. Phillips boasts vital CL experiencepublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Nat Phillips was very much out of favour at Liverpool, but the centre-back still earned valuable Champions League experience with Jurgen Klopp's side, playing in five games.

    Clean sheets against Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and RB Leipzig hint at the quality that attracted Brendan Rodgers in the summer.

    Rather famously, he pulled off a sensational Cruyff turn against big Zlatan in his own box at the San Siro.

    -Phillips goes up for a header against Zlatan IbrahimovicImage source, Getty Images
  15. 'Celtic fans expect risks'published at 19:32 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Pat Bonner
    Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

    You go all risk at Celtic Park. The crowd expect it.

    But, for me, you have to use your brain. Players have to sense danger, they have to be switched on.

  16. Saturday was daft, eh?published at 19:29 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Recovered from Saturday, Celtic fans? That was all a bit, eh, wild.

    Brendan Rodgers and his players come bouncing into this one after late madness at Fir Park on Saturday.

    We've cut the final 10 minutes into 90 seconds if your heartrate can hack it again.

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    Celtic's frantic late win at Motherwell in 90 seconds

  17. 'Tonight a must-win for Celtic's CL hopes'published at 19:26 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    Alasdair Lamont
    BBC Sport Scotland

    If Celtic are to progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League, tonight’s game against Lazio is surely one they have to win. And failing that, if they are to remain in Europe beyond Christmas you would expect them to have to take something from the game.

    Neither of those scenarios should be beyond them looking at the clubs’ respective starts to the season, though the challenges of Serie A are considerably greater than those of the Scottish Premiership.

    Despite their positive start to the league season, there is a sense Celtic are yet to properly hit their stride, ominously for their domestic rivals, but as Brendan Rodgers has acknowledged, anything short of their best is far more likely to cost them on the European stage.

  18. Celtic Park's 10-year wait for CL winpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    On Faddy's point, it's been almost 10 years since Celtic enjoyed a home win in the Champions League.

    In fact, we're coming up on the 10-year anniversary of the 2-1 success against Ajax on 22 October 2013.

    The opening defeat to Feyenoord means Celtic have also won just one of their last 22 Champions League group games.

    That one victory came away to Anderlecht in September 2017 during Brendan Rodgers' first spell.

    Beram Kayal got what proved to be the winner in the second half against AjaxImage source, SNS
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    Beram Kayal got what proved to be the winner against Ajax at Celtic Park a decade ago

  19. 'Celtic have to take their chances'published at 19:22 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    James McFadden
    Former Scotland forward on BBC Sportsound

    Celtic have to take their chances when they get them. It's been the story of their European campaigns over the last number years.

    They've had opportunities, big chances, and they haven't taken them.

    It's about finally getting that home win in the Champions League.

  20. Remembering 2019published at 19:19 British Summer Time 4 October 2023

    Celtic v Lazio (20:00)

    You don't have to look too far back for the last meeting between these two.

    In the 2019-20 Europa League groups, Celtic won both home and away against Lazio.

    In fact, the Serie A side are without a win in their past 11 meetings with British sides since a 2-1 victory at Chelsea in March 2000 in the Champions League.

    Ntcham scored a famous winner and broke out an even better celebrationImage source, SNS
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    Olivier Ntcham scored a famous winner then broke out an even better celebration in Rome