Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after the Portuguese winger swapped places with Kyogo Furuhashi. The 25-year-old has completed his move from Rennes 18 months after leaving Celtic in a reported £25million move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.
Paulo Bernardo on marvelling at Jota's skills coming through the ranks at Benfica, and why he believes the pair can team up effectively now
Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa straight through to Champions League last 16; Man City and Celtic face play-off with Pep Guardiola setting up potential return to former club Bayern Munich; play-off
Celtic have confirmed the signing of Portuguese winger Jota after the player completed his move from Rennes. Jota has signed a five-year deal for his second spell at the club after completing a medical and finalising the paperwork for his transfer.
Benfica confirm their place in the knockout play-off round of the Champions League with a comfortable win over Juventus in Turin.
Celtic have secured Jota on a five-and-a-half-year contract after persuading the Portuguese winger to return to Glasgow.
British clubs Manchester City and Celtic have the same two possible opponents in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-offs after finishing 22nd and 21st. The Scottish giants and the Premier League champions will face either face 15-time winners Real Madrid or German icons Bayern Munich after they finished 11th and 12th.
Asensio has been on Villa's watchlist for some time now and it is understood that the Midlands club are confident that agreeing a deal to sign him on loan would be straightforward.
Arsenal have secured their place in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Mikel Arteta's side wrapped up their league phase campaign with a 2-1 win away at La Liga side Girona to finish third in the overall UCL rankings.
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Manchester City face an intriguing Champions League last 16 play-off tie against either title holders Real Madrid or five-time winners Bayern Munich. That is already known because all 24 teams that have advanced from the league phase are placed in a tennis-like bracket for the first time - showing a team's potential path towards the May 31 final in Munich.
Instead of going straight into the traditional round of 16, the competition will feature a knockout phase play-off. In this stage, the teams that finished ninth to 16th in the group phase will face off against those that placed 17th to 24th, with each tie played over two legs.