Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic side to face Ajax in the Como Cup.
The Parkhead club take on the Eredivisie side in the pre-season competition in Italy this evening.
A victory would set up a final against the hosts Como 1907. A loss, and it would be a third-place match against Al-Ahli.
📋 Team news from Como! Here’s how Celtic line up to take on Ajax for #FootballOnTheLake 👇#ComoCup | #CelticFC🍀 pic.twitter.com/MFpLuoPhVA
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) July 24, 2025
Nicolas Kuhn and Alex Valle play for the Italian club, so could square off against their former team-mates if Celtic overcome Ajax.
Rodgers has named two summer signings in his starting line-up against Ajax. Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren start against Ajax.
Ross Doohan, Shin Yamada, Callum Osmand, and Hayato Inamura are on the bench.
Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal with Anthony Ralston, Dane Murray, Liam Scales and Tierney in defence.
Nygren plays in midfield alongside Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate. Yang, Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah make up the front three.
CELTIC XI: Schmeichel, Ralston, Murray, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Nygren, Hatate, Yang, Maeda, Idah.
SUBS: Sinisalo, Doohan, Rice, Trusty, McCowan, Shin, Osmand, Carter-Vickers, Tilio, Kenny, Inamura, Engels, Bernardo, Summers, Forrest, Donovan.
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Is Ajax vs Celtic on TV?
No. The match has not been selected for television coverage in the UK & Ireland.
Can I live stream Ajax vs Celtic?
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Celtic pre-season fixtures in full
Queen's Park 0-1 Celtic - Friday, July 4
Cork City 1-2 Celtic - Tuesday, July 8
Celtic 2-3 Estrela Da Amadora - Saturday, July 12
Sporting CP 0-2 Celtic - Wednesday, July 16
Celtic 4-0 Newcastle United - Saturday, July 19
Celtic vs Ajax - Thursday, July 24
Celtic vs Como/Al Ahli - July 26/27
