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MARTIN O’NEILL has dispelled fears that Mika Baur will miss Sunday’s Premier Sports League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox after going AWOL in training at Lennoxtown today. The German midfielder was Celtic’s matchwinner against St Johnstone in Perth in midweek and has fitted in well during his first-team appearances since his £6.8million summer arrival from Bundesliga club SC Pade...

BENJAMIN NYGREN is hoping to be a roaring success in Celtic’s Premier Sports League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox on Sunday. The goalscoring Swedish midfielder isn’t overly concerned that he and his team-mates will be performing in a partisan atmosphere at a venue without any backing from the Hoops followers. Relishing the daunting challenge, Nygren, who has scored five goals an...

PAT NEVIN has apologised for erroneous accusations that Celtic fans had punched Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland after the Hoops’ 3-1 title-winning triumph at Parkhead on May 16. The BBC has also upheld complaints over their media pundit after his claims that “two or three” supporters attacked the former Tynecastle striker and described the scenes as “sickening” and “unaccep...

There is something inherently unfair about a knock-out cup game without visiting fans. There is something inherently unfair about three Celtic goals being chopped-off in two games when VAR was unable to confirm one way or another. However, this is the burden we carry. Celtic were good enough to win both those away games despite an inadequate VAR, they now have to go to Ibrox ...

MARTIN O’NEILL has a dilemma over Camilo Duran as the Celtic boss prepares his game plan for the Premier Sports League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox on Sunday. The impressive Colombian forward was given a breather in midweek against St Johnstone in Perth when he was left out of the starting line-up. However, with the champions toiling to get a second goal to help kill off the th...