BBC to screen Cliftonville v Celtic Champions League qualifier

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Celtic’s Champions League qualifier at Cliftonville will be shown live on BBC Scotland and BBC Northern Ireland.

The first leg of the second round tie is at Solitude in Belfast on Wednesday, July 17, with a 7.45pm kick-off.

The game will be broadcast on BBC Two Scotland and BBC Two NI, as well as online via the BBC Sport website, while BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Ulster will also provide commentary.

Celtic reached the last 16 of the Champions League last season, losing out to Juventus.

The second leg of the qualifying contest will be played at Celtic Park a week later, but this is currently not scheduled to be televised.

Should Celtic progress, they will need to win two more qualifying rounds to reach the Champions League group stage.

However, as league winners, Neil Lennon’s side would be seeded in the champions section of the draw for both the third qualifying stage and the play-off round.

Ewan Angus, head of sport at BBC Scotland, said: “It’s great to collaborate with colleagues in Northern Ireland to bring our audiences the first competitive fixture of the new season as Celtic and Cliftonville kick off their European adventure.”

Shane Glynn, BBC Sport NI editor, added: “When the draw was made, this was the game everyone was talking about.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing our audience live coverage, across all our platforms, of such a mouth-watering tie.”

 

Wednesday 17th July

Cliftonville v Celtic | Kick-off: 19:45

UEFA Champions League – Second Qualifying Round, 1st Leg

LIVE: 7.30pm-10.00pm  BBC Two Scotland / BBC Two NI

 

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