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The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Reduced Celtic ticket allocation for Aston Villa Champions League clash confirmed

Celtic have received 2,100 tickets for the Champions League match against Aston Villa.

The Parkhead club will take on the Premier League side in the UEFA competition later this month.

Initially, Celtic were due to receive 2,500 briefs for the league phase contest but that was then lowered to 2,100.

There were fears the figure could be further reduced as lengthy negotiations began between the clubs and West Midlands Police however this has not come to pass.

SLO John Paul Taylor had stated: "We won't get that, they initially indicated c. 2500 but then said 2100.

"Now West Mids Police are getting involved and could be further reduced, we are waiting on an update from them, will update as soon as we know.

Instead, it has been confirmed on the Celtic SLO X account that the away allocation is 2,100.


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Celtic supporters also know the complex ticket system process required to gain access to the match at Villa Park.

Eligible supporters can purchase match tickets now.

Tickets for the match need to be collected in Birmingham at a designated location on the day of the match.

Fans who buy tickets will first need to collect a ticket voucher from the Celtic ticket office - with valid photo identification and confirmation email required for uplift. 

The voucher - and photo identification - will then be needed to secure the match tickets at the designated location in Birmingham.

Celtic chiefs were involved in "lengthy negotiations" over the away allocation for the fixture with strict rules over ticket collection and access to the match.

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