Two teams who have failed to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League square off in their final Group E fixture on Wednesday night as Celtic play host to Feyenoord at Parkhead.
The Hoops will be seeking revenge against their Dutch counterparts after suffering a 2-0 defeat in the reverse fixture on matchday one in September.
Brendan Rodgers's side were eliminated from Europe altogether when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at Lazio on matchday five a fortnight ago. Ciro Immobile came off the substitutes' bench to score twice for the hosts in the final eight minutes against the Hoops, who became the first-ever British club in Champions League history to put together a winless run of 15 matches.
Celtic, who are guaranteed to finish bottom of Group E, responded with back-to-back Scottish Premiership wins over St Johnstone and Hibernian, but they were unable to make it three wins out of three as they suffered a surprise 2-1 away defeat to Kilmarnock last weekend.
A 75th-minute own goal from Nat Phillips restored parity for Killie before an 87th-minute strike from Matty Kennedy turned the game on its head in dramatic fashion and condemned Celtic to their first league defeat of the season; the Hoops now sit five points clear at the top of the table, but second-placed Rangers have a game in hand.
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