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Robert Fairnie

Celtic announce pre-season friendly dates, times and how to watch the games live

Celtic have announced dates and times for three of their upcoming pre-season friendlies.

Neil Lennon's side are ramping up their preparations ahead of the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership season getting underway on the first weekend in August.

The first team squad are currently at a training base at Lougborough University but they'll fly out to France in the coming days for a small summer tournament in Lyon.

And the club this morning announced match dates for three of their upcoming games.

First up they'll play Nice on Thursday, July 16 at 5.15pm. They'll then face Lyon on Saturday, July 18 at 7.45pm.

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Both of these games will take place as part of the Veolia Trophy at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon. Tournament matches will be live on Premier Sports within the UK and Ireland. Fans outside the UK and Ireland will be able to watch on Celtic TV.

Their third match will be against European giants Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, July 21 at 6pm.

Celtic say there will be no ticketing for these matches and access will be to a small number of local supporters only. Fans are asked not to travel.

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