Arsenal are backed to look at Celtic striker Adam Idah in the January transfer window after a bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins.

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

Celtic now know they’ll face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in a ruthless knockout playoff. It’s a glamour tie for the Scottish Premiership giants but it will be difficult over two legs. For Idah, though, these are the moments he is in football for.

Celtic produced a battling performance against a strong Aston Villa side on Wednesday, eventually going down 4-2 to the English Premier League side. The Hoops had already secured their knockout

Celtic qualified for the play-off phase of the Champions League after a late own goal earned a deserved 1-0 win over Young Boys. Visiting captain Loris Benito knocked the ball into his own net in the 86th minute after substitute Adam Idah ’s effort was saved by goalkeeper Marvin Keller following Reo Hatate’s excellent through ball.

Celtic lost to Aston Villa despite making a superb fightback from an early setback where the Premier League club took a quick two-goal lead.

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With Kyogo Furuhashi having left to join Rennes and Daizen Maeda suspended for Celtic's Champions League assignment at Aston Villa, Adam Idah has a massive chance to impress. Since making his loan from Norwich City permanent in the summer,

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16, but Villa’s Ollie Watkins was the target of a bid by Arsenal.