Celtic draw Rangers away in Scottish Cup, big Ibrox allocation possible
Sebastian Tounekti hails Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s arrival, citing his Champions League and Premier League-winning experience as vital as Celtic chase the Premiership and Scottish Cup.
Celtic draw Rangers away in the Scottish Cup quarter-final, to be played the weekend of 7 March. Other ties: Dunfermline vs Aberdeen or Motherwell, Falkirk vs Dundee Utd or Spartans, St Mirren vs Partick Thistle.
Celtic recalled then late let Stephen Welsh rejoin Motherwell on loan after Benjamin Arthur arrived. He aims to play regularly and says Rangers’ visit to Fir Park has extra ‘edge’.
Stuttgart boss Sebastian Hoeness gives players days off after 2-1 loss to St Pauli to reset before Cologne, then Europa League play-off first leg in Glasgow against Celtic.
From Kivlichan’s 1908 cup brace at Ibrox to the 2000 Inverness cup shock, five notable Celtic 8 February memories, including wins at Aberdeen in 1964 and Tommy Burns’ 1986 strike vs St Mirren.
Celtic have offered RB Leipzig’s Xaver Schlager a pre-contract. The Austria midfielder is out of contract in summer, earns around £3.4m per year, and is also linked with Roma and Juventus.
Scottish Cup rules allow away sides up to 20% of capacity, so Celtic could request 10,000+ tickets for the Ibrox quarter-final with Rangers, subject to club and police approval.
Celtic do not publish attendance for Dundee Scottish Cup tie, with Celtic Fans Collective claiming 24,120 present and urging boycott, adding pressure on the board before Stuttgart.
Hugh Keevins claims the power is shifting to Rangers after their £20m-window plan, suggesting the Premiership title race will judge recruitment strategies compared with Celtic’s loans and free.
Ange Postecoglou is ‘taking a break’ after Forest, amid talk he could replace Martin O’Neill in summer. Frank McAvennie touts Motherwell’s Jens Berthel Askou as a ‘next level’ option for Celtic.
Boca Juniors fear Marcelo Saracchi’s Celtic loan under Martin O’Neill is a ‘silent headache’ as the left-back rarely plays, hindering valuation and foreign quota plans.
Ex-officials Keith Hackett and Alex Rae brand it ‘incredible’ Celtic were denied a penalty vs Dundee, with VAR backing a free-kick for a push starting outside despite contact continuing into the box.
Sebastian Tounekti says Martin O’Neill’s licence to attack spurred his late assist for Junior Adamu and extra-time winner vs Dundee, vowing more to come as he settles at Celtic.
