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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Josh McCafferty

Celtic provide fans with important Aston Villa ticketing update

Celtic have provided an important update for fans travelling to next week's Champions League tie against Aston Villa in Birmingham.

Brendan Rodgers' side head to England knowing their place in the competition's knockout stages is secure, having defeated BSC Young Boys 1-0 at Parkhead on Wednesday night.

The club have been given a hefty away allocation of 2100 at Villa Park, which has officially sold out.

Previously, travelling supporters were told they must pick up their briefs in Birmingham after collecting a voucher from the ticket office at Celtic Park to do so.


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In a fresh update, however, it has now been confirmed that fans must collect their tickets at Parkhead on Tuesday, January 28, with the ticket office open from 10am until 8pm to help with such a process.

A club statement read: "The club understands the many challenges which would have been presented by a matchday ticket collection in Birmingham and we hope this process which provides slightly earlier ticket collection will avoid disruption to matchday for our fans.

"The Club was recently made aware by the relevant authorities that tickets had to be distributed in Birmingham on matchday and has been involved in detailed discussions since then to find more suitable arrangements for our supporters.

"While we fully accept that the advance collection process is not ideal, the circumstances presented to us have been challenging and are entirely outwith our control.

"Of course, we regret any inconvenience which has been caused to our supporters."

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