Celtic and Hearts discover Europa League and Conference League match dates and kick-off times
Fixture details for Scottish clubs in European league phase confirmed
Celtic and Hearts have discovered their match dates and kick-off times for their respective European league phase campaigns.
Martin O’Neill’s men dropped into the Europa League following their capitulation in Austria in midweek where they surrendered a four-goal lead to lose 5-4 on aggregate to LASK in Champions League play-off round.
Celtic were drawn against Benfica, Marseille, Celta Vigo, Besiktas, Union Saint-Gilloise, Ferencvaros, Torreense and Omonio and they have now learned when those eight Thursday fixtures will take place.
The Hoops will kick off their Europa League campaign with a home game against Hungarian side Ferencvaros on Thursday, September 17 which has been slated for an 8pm kick-off.
The Scottish champions follow that up with a trip to Lisbon on October 15 to take on Benfica, who knocked Hearts out of the Europa League 7-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round earlier this month. Kick-off is 8pm.
Celtic then have back-to-back home games against Celta Vigo (October 22) and Besiktas (November 5), both 8pm starts, followed by consecutive away matches against Portuguese side Torreense on November 26 at 8pm and Omonia of Cyprus on December 10 at 5.45pm.
The league phase will conclude with two games in 2027, with Celtic playing host to Marseille on January 21 before matchday eight in Belgium against Union Saint-Gilloise. Both of those matches are 8pm kick-offs.
Celtic Europa League fixture dates
Ferencvaros (H) - September 17, 8pm
Benfica (A) - October 15, 8pm
Celta Vigo (H) - October 22, 8pm
Besiktas (H) - November 5, 8pm
Torreense (A) - November 26, 8pm
Omonia (A) - December 10, 5.45pm
Marseille (H) - January 21, 8pm
Union Saint-Gilloise (A) - January 28, 8pm
Hearts start at home and finish away
Hearts were knocked out of both Champions League and Europa League qualifying but booked their place in the Conference League with a heroic penalty shoot-out win away to Rapid Vienna, despite being reduced to 10 men while 3-2 down on aggregate.
Wouter Vrancken’s will play six matches in the Conference League, all on Thursday evenings, against Monaco, Thun, Trabzonspor, Nordsjælland, Borac and Pafos.
The Jambos begin their campaign at Tynecastle against Norwegian side Nordsjælland on October 15, kick-off 8pm, before travelling to Turkey to face Mo Salah’s Trabzonspor for a 5.45pm kick-off on October 22.
Next up is a trip to Switzerland to face Swiss champions Thun on November 5, starting at 5.45pm, before Hearts host French side Monaco in Edinburgh on November 26 in another 5.45pm kick-off.
A second consecutive home match will see Bosnian champions Borac visit Tynecastle on December 10 before the league phase concludes in Cyprus against Pafos FC at 8pm on December 17.
Hearts Conference League fixtures
Nordsjælland (H) - October 15, 8pm
Trabzonspor (A) - October 22, 5.45pm
Thun (A) - November 5, 5.45pm
Monaco (H) - November 26, 5.45pm
Borac (H) - December 10, 8pm
Pafos (A) - December 17, 8pm
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