Martin O’Neill takes charge of his first European match as interim Celtic manager against Danish side FC Midtjylland on Thursday.
The Northern Irishman is looking to make it three wins on the bounce since taking over from Brendan Rodgers last week with a morale-boosting 4-0 league win over Falkirk followed by Sunday’s rousing victory over Old Firm rivals Rangers to reach the Premier Sports Cup final.
O’Neill enjoyed many famous European nights in his first spell as Celtic manager, none more so than the run to the 2003 UEFA Cup final, which ended in defeat to Porto.
The upcoming Europa League match in Herning promises to be the toughest test of O’Neill’s 10-day reign, with Midtjylland sitting top of the 36-team table after winning their opening three matches against Sturm Graz, Nottingham Forest and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Celtic, meanwhile, are down in 21st place with four points from their opening three games after an opening 1-1 draw at Red Star Belgrade and a 2-0 home defeat to Braga was followed by a 2-1 home win over Sturm Graz in Rodgers’ penultimate match in charge a fortnight ago.
Midtjylland have already overcome Scottish opposition this season having knocked Hibs out of the Europa League third qualifying round with a 3-2 aggregate victory in July.
Midtjylland v Celtic match details
The Europa League match takes place at the MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Kick-off is 5.45pm.
Midtjylland v Celtic TV channel
The match will be shown live on TNT Sports 2 with coverage starting at 5pm.
Midtjylland v Celtic live stream
TNT Sports subscribers can stream the match live via the Discovery + website and app.
Midtjylland v Celtic team news
Celtic have added 19-year-old Callum Osmand to their European squad to replace the injured Cameron Carter-Vickers. Osmand made his first-team debut off the bench against Falkirk and scored his first goal for the club against Rangers at Hampden on Sunday. Injured duo Alistair Johnston and Kelechi Iheanacho will miss out along with long-term casualty Jota.
Midtjylland will be without Adam Gabriel, Edward Chilufya and Ovie Ejeheri.
Midtjylland v Celtic referee and VAR
Serbian official Nenad Minakovic has been appointed match referee. He will be assisted by fellow countrymen Nikola Borovic and Bosko Bozovic. Milan Mitic, also from Serbia, is the fourth official, while Croatia’s Ivan Bebek is in charge of VAR, assisted by Aleksandar Zivkovic.