Celtic - Ferencvaros

Thursday evening at Celtic Park, Celtic and Ferencvaros open their Europa League campaigns in a high-stakes matchday 1 encounter. Both sides enter this European fixture with recent domestic experience, though they arrive at this stage via different paths. Celtic look to regain their composure after a difficult outing against Rangers, while Ferencvaros arrive in Glasgow having navigated a series of testing qualifying rounds to secure their place in the group stage.

Celtic have enjoyed a largely productive run in their domestic league, recently securing victories against St. Johnstone and St. Mirren. However, their European form has proven volatile, highlighted by a heavy defeat to LASK. Ferencvaros have demonstrated resilience, remaining unbeaten in their recent league outings and showing defensive discipline during their qualification ties against Gornik Zabrze and Trabzonspor. With history between these sides dating back to their 2021 Europa League meetings, the visitors will aim to disrupt the home side's rhythm in this opening contest.