"Celtic would have struggled to handpick a better final fixture than Utrecht at home, knowing they will probably need a victory to lengthen their Europa League campaign. Utrecht are in bad shape, and not just in this competition, from which they have already been eliminated. They sit third from bottom in the Europa League table and are one of three sides yet to register a victory, having collected just one point from their seven games, although that did come against Portuguese league leaders Porto."
"Having finished fourth domestically last season, this time they wallow in 11th place, seven points adrift of the final Eredivisie European play-off place. Ron Jans' men have lost their past five matches in all competition, including last week at home to Genk on matchday seven. They also went out of the Dutch Cup at the start of the month while struggling to find any rhythm in the league."
Celtic host Utrecht at Celtic Park needing a victory to prolong Europa League hopes. Utrecht have been eliminated from the competition, sit third from bottom, and have just one point from seven games, that point earned against Porto. The Dutch side are 11th domestically, seven points shy of the final Eredivisie European play-off spot, and have lost five consecutive matches across competitions, including a home defeat by Genk. New signings Jesper Karlsson and Angel Alarcon are unavailable for the trip. Former Celtic keeper Vasilis Barkas remains number one, while Miguel Rodriguez and Yoann Catheline pose attacking threats.
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