Might seven more points be enough to steer Celtic towards Champions League football beyond January?
They might have only played one of their eight group games, but Celtic fans will already be wondering what it will take to progress in the Champions League.over Slovan Bratislava was the club's biggest ever in the competition and the first time they had opened a league phase or group campaign with three points.
A top-eight finish would earn Celtic an automatic last-16 place, with a play-off to reach that stage the prize for team who end up between ninth and 24th place.According to analysis by Opta, 16 points would almost certainly secure a top-eight place and 10 would be good enough for a play-off spot. Brendan Rodgers' side have won their past two home games in the competition but have not won on the road in the Champions League since during the manager's first spell in charge in 2017.
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