Rangers boss Philippe Clement gives injury update as Celtic's potential Champions League winnings revealed
Rangers head coach Philippe Clement gave an injury update on his squad.
Both Celtic and Rangers are gearing up for Scottish Premiership outings at the weekend - Celtic will square off against Kilmarnock, while Rangers will take on Hearts. What is happening in the rumour mill around Glasgow today?
Rangers head coach Philippe Clement has given some mixed injury news to the fans - meanwhile, we’ll also look at how much money Celtic have earned through the Champions League this season.
Rangers injury update as Ridvan Yilmaz and Rabbi Matondo back in training
Rangers have struggled with injuries so far this season - even now, the Light Blues have several key players who are out of action. Nevertheless, there is good news regarding some of their top stars.
Ridvan Yilmaz is ‘back’ in training, according to Clement, as is Rabbi Matondo. However, there is no indication as to when they will be fit to play again as of yet. Additionally, Tom Lawrence is expected to be out for ‘four to six weeks’.
Speaking with the press, Clement said: “I don't think there's one squad in the world where there are no injuries. That’s a utopia. In periods yes, but last season we had in a lot of moments [with] 12 players out. That's never been the case this season.
“For example, John Souttar in his career never played so many minutes as he's been doing now. Never. Before he always had injuries in those moments and there are other examples also in that way.
“Ridvan Yilmaz is also now training with the squad. Rabbi [Matondo] starts to train with the squad. The more players we have back, the better we will be with games every three days. Because it's a lot of pressure on the bodies in that way to perform every time 200 percent every three days. We will need all of them.
“Tom [Lawrence] got injured in the cup semi-final, like you saw. So he will be out for several weeks, four to six weeks. Yeah, of course it’s a big blow. he's been important for the team. He took the role really well.
“This season he scored several really important goals, but not only that, also in the play, also defensive wise. But it gives chances to other players to prove themselves. It's like that in football.”
Celtic’s 2024/25 Champions League winnings
Celtic have exceeded expectations so far in the Champions League. Not only has it been a successful campaign for them on the pitch, they have also raked in a lucrative amount of cash for their efforts.
According to UEFA’s official guidelines, teams will receive £1.77 million for a win and £589,868 for a draw. As such, not counting gate receipts or broadcasting revenue, Celtic have accumulated £4,129,868 from the Champions League in the current campaign.
So far this season in Europe’s top competition, Celtic have won two, drawn one and lost one. They most recently defeated RB Leipzig in an upset, with their first win of the Champions League season coming against Slovan Bratislava. Previously, they had drawn with Atalanta and were beaten by Borussia Dortmund.