What channel is Celtic v Ferencvaros on? Live stream and kick off time at Celtic Park

Kick off at Celtic Park is 20.00 BST on Thursday night, when Celtic open their Europa League campaign against Ferencvaros. Here’s how to watch the Celtic v Ferencvaros live stream.

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Celtic are in this competition because of one of the worst nights in the club’s recent history. Three goals up from the first leg against LASK Linz and 4-0 ahead on aggregate early in the second, Martin O’Neill’s side conceded five without reply and went out 5-4.

Four straight Scottish Premiership wins suggested they had put it behind them, and then came Sunday and a 3-0 defeat to Rangers in the League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox.

Celtic Park is where the recovery has to start.

Celtic Park has been a reliable place for them domestically, though this is a competition in which home form deserted them last season, with league phase defeats there and a heavy loss to Stuttgart in the knockout playoff.

Callum Osmand, Alistair Johnston and Jota are all injured, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is serving a suspension carried over from his time at Besiktas. O’Neill is expected to change things after the weekend, with Auston Trusty, Haissem Hassan and Jordan Lotomba among those pushing to come in.

Ferencvaros have barely been beaten all season and come in on a long unbeaten run. Vojvodina, Twente, Gornik Zabrze and Trabzonspor were all seen off in qualifying, the last of them comfortably over two legs.

Balazs Borbely has a fully fit squad, which few managers can say on matchday one. Lenny Joseph was among the goals during qualifying but has gone quiet since.

The Hungarians have reached the knockout stages in each of the last two seasons without travelling especially well, though they did stay unbeaten on the road through qualifying this term. They also have something to settle here, having been beaten home and away by Celtic the last time the two were drawn together.