Morgan Rogers hit a hat-trick and Ollie Watkins showed exactly why Arsenal want to sign him as Aston Villa went through to the last 16 of the Champions League after a thrilling win over Celtic.

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.

It was a nightmare start for the Scottish Premiership champions as Brendan Rodgers watched his side crumble in the Villa Park cauldron. Morgan Rogers netted a quick-fire double inside five minutes to leave Celtic with an uphill battle against the Premier League side.

Celtic captain Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Adam Idah after his brace against Aston Villa last night. After the Parkhead side went two goals behind within the opening five minutes, they looked all but defeated, although the Irishman stepped up with a quick-fire brace to draw them level before half-time.

Celtic may have done themselves a world of good tonight after battling back from an early deficit against Aston Villa. An early brace from Morgan Rogers gifted Villa a 2-0 lead inside the opening five minutes in what looked to be three points destined to stay at Villa Park,

Aston Villa and Celtic have potential automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 up for grabs.

Adam Idah has scored 3 goals in the 2024/2025 Champions League (2 in this game), no Celtic player has more.Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers became the first player in Champions League history to score twice in the opening five minutes of a game.

An impressive UEFA Champions League statistic has shown that Adam Idah is proving his doubters at Celtic wrong in the competition.

Adam Idah scored twice in the space of three minutes for Celtic but the Scottish champions fell short against Aston Villa, who booked their direct passage into the last-16 of the Champions League with a 4-2 win at Villa Park.

Adam Idah has reacted to the prospect of a Champions League meeting against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich - ahead of Friday’s play-off draw. Celtic will face one of the two massive European clubs, with Manchester City set to face the other, with the winners of those ties up against either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the last-16.

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

The Villans, currently eighth in the Premier League standings, looked fatigued on Sunday evening during a 1-1 home draw with West Ham United. They lost against Monaco in their previous Champions League encounter and the gaffer Unai Emery must demand a reaction from his men while hosting the Hoops on Wednesday night.