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Ange Postecoglou's men are in action in their second friendly of their summer trip to Austria as they continue a busy summer schedule of bounce games.

GOAL! Rapid Vienna 1 Celtic 1 GOAL! Rapid Vienna 2 Celtic 2 HT! Rapid Vienna 1 Celtic 1 GOAL! Rapid Vienna 1 Celtic 2 GOAL! Rapid Vienna 3 Celtic 3 GOAL! Rapid Vienna 2 Celtic 3 Fellow new recruit Benjamin Siergriest had to sit this one out, though, with Scott Bain coming on to replace Joe Hart at half time. Celtic are pressing the ball high as the look to secure a second before the break. FT! Rapid Vienna 3 Celtic 3 Rapid Vienna are enjoying a lot of possession but with Celtic pressing well the home side are being forced to play balls over the top, with most coming to nothing. He floats the ball into the box but it is headed out for a Vienna corner. Celtic were denied victory at the death in a pulsating pre-season friendly against old foes Rapid Vienna as Ange Postecoglou saw his side held in a six-goal thriller at the Allianz Stadium in Austria.

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Celtic returned to action in impressive fashion as they thrashed Austrian third-tier side SC Wiener Viktoria 7-0 on Wednesday.

There's been some crunching tackles in this match and it's going to be interesting. They are awarded a free-kick on the edge of the box but it's a dissapointing delivery There was reportedly an option to buy for the top-flight side to buy the 22-year-old but it looks as if he's been given a chance to prove himself by Postecoglou this pre-season. The ball falls to Matt O'Reilly on the edge of the box and the midfielder picks out the bottom corner with a angled shot It was a corner in from the right and it was a free header for Rapid Vienna. It was good build-up from Rapid as they got down the right and it was a fine ball in. No change to how tasty it is in the first half with a bit of handbags again. It's his first chance to get a shot away as he swivvled in front of the box and hit one. Rapid are doing a lot of attacking and in the last few minutes there's been a big save from Scott Bain and the home side have hit the bar. Scott Bain wil be gutted as he made a great initial save but Rapid Vienna get an equaliser from the rebound to make it 2-2. Among the changes in the second half were David Turnbull and Kyogo and both of them got on the scoresheet but Rapid Vienna couldn't be kept out and it finished 3-3. Ange Postecoglou made 10 changes at half time in the game so 21 players got a run out and it was a good workout for them against a tough Rapid Vienna side.

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We'll have to work as we did last year, even more, to try and retain this title. I'm sure that if we give everything that we have, and we try to do things the right way then we'll give ourselves a good chance." "Everybody's chasing you, everybody wants to beat you. When you come back and you're champions, you've got a target on your back. Gio van Bronckhorst finally opened the cheque book this week by securing the signings of £1.8million PAOK striker Antonio Colak and former Derby County attacker Tom Lawrence on a free. Probably one of our strengths from last year is that we don't look at anybody else.

Matt O'Riley scored for Celtic this evening as Ange Postecoglou's side face Rapid Vienna in Austria. The game has been played like a European Qualifier and ...

The midfielder joined from MK Dons in January and was a revelation. O’Riley struck with the clock just over 9 minutes and it was a very tidy finish from the Denmark U21 Internationalist. Matt O’Riley scored for Celtic this evening as Ange Postecoglou’s side face Rapid Vienna in Austria. The game has been played like a European Qualifier and the manager will be pleased with the quality of his team at this early stage of pre-season.

The Hoops got their campaign off to a winning start against Wiener Viktoria, but they now take their season preparations up a notch in Austria against Vienna.

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He will hope that it was just a one-off though as they look to iron out their mistakes before the start of the new season. Hart was slow to react though and it allowed 20-year-old striker Bernhard Zimmerman to swoop in and place the ball into the back of the net with ease. And after pulling off a fantastic save to deny their opponents just ten minutes later, it was Hart who then gifted Rapid with the equaliser on the half hour mark.

Doubtless, we are a busy bunch behind the scenes as Ange tries to get in the final players on his short-list. Doubtless, we are upping a gear as the season…

If we don’t, it will not be because the club did not present him with the options. There are a lot of stories doing the rounds today about people we might be interested in and two I’ve given my support to on this site; Aaron Mooy and Jordan Larsson. These are two of the three positions we want to fill and these guys are available free. If we sign one or both of these guys it will be because the manager wanted it that way. The agents have approached Celtic, which technically speaking is good enough to generate “in talks with” stories, but really there doesn’t appear to be much more to it than that. Doubtless, we are a busy bunch behind the scenes as Ange tries to get in the final players on his short-list. Doubtless, we are upping a gear as the season draws closer.

What are the talking points coming out of Celtic's test away to Rapid Vienna this evening?

He’s another who just has a quality technique and is lovely to watch. It was the kind of encounter we needed to work through. The 22-year-old had good and bad moments. The Japanese international looks ready to go already. It was a more competitive fixture than you expect for this stage of pre-season. Still, while it all means little for Celtic’s season as a whole, there are still fun observations to make and talking points to be had.

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He didn't travel with Celtic to Austria for their pre-season trip as he closed in on a move away. He pens a season-long loan with an option to buy. He made 43 appearances in total, but started just six times under Ange Postecoglou last season - his final coming against Real Betis in a Europa League dead rubber.

Ange Postecoglou believes Celtic's 3-3 friendly draw with Rapid Vienna was “exactly” what his players needed as they gear up for the new campaign.

I thought it didn’t feel like a friendly game, both teams were sort of going at it. “Again you only find that out if it is a good game and for us, the main thing is we have stuff we can take out of that game and work on and give feedback back to the boys, both positive and stuff we need to reinforce to improve. “It was exactly what you need because sometimes friendly games can be a bit passive but I thought both halves, both teams were going at it and it was a good contest.

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But is anything going to happen in the next 24 hours? But he's warned fans they'll need to be patient over transfers and admits nothing is imminent, but does believe incomings will happen soon. The Paisley youngster is also wanted by Rangers but Celtic had a £125k bid accepted and the Ibrox side could look to match it over the next few days.

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“At other times, we were taking too many touches or were playing it long and that’s just not our game. Sometimes in friendly games things can get disguised but I thought for the whole game it was a good contest.” We had a couple of really unbelievable moments in transition. We can give the guys positive feedback on the stuff we did well and the stuff we need to enforce to keep improving. “At times, it was like a real contest, which was brilliant. My focus is more on the guys who are here and the boys we’re trying to bring in.”

Ange reckoned was a decent game of football with both teams going at it. He was relaxed enough about the outcome but will have noted the defensive weaknesses ...

For us, it was a great exercise. “Yeah, it was a good game. Ange reckoned was a decent game of football with both teams going at it.

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They are making plans to really have their B team help feed into the first team. The Bhoys have another year in the highland league to look forward to. Tommy McIntyre, Darren O’Dea and Stephen McManus will all have a day in getting these players to a place where they can make a first team breakthrough.

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We can really analyse well, knowing that it was full of intensity and competition. “Credit to Osaze, he played 90 minutes on Wednesday and 90 minutes today. “It’s a game we can take stuff out of. At times, it was like a real contest, which was brilliant. “It was a great game. We had him pencilled in for 90 minutes today, and he got through it.

It was a six-goal thriller in Vienna as Ange Postecoglou's men fell to a last-minute equaliser.

It was a disappointing end to the night for the Hoops in their penultimate game of the Austrian tour, but Postecoglou can be pleased with his side's overall performance. He was spared by Joe Hart in the first-half after being caught sleeping at the back post, with the Hoops No1 pulling off a top drawer save from a close range header. Scotland playmaker Turnbull did well by winning the ball back from a high press in the middle of the park. It was end-to-end stuff as the game reached the final stages, with Vienna spurring a host of opportunities. It was an exquisite finish from the January signing, who looks destined to become a key player for the Scottish champions this season. However, the Parkhead boss opted to make a raft of changes for this evening's step up in opposition, with the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers, Jota and Callum McGregor all making their first appearances.

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The Hoops were back in action against Rapid Vienna and it was a fast-paced match that brought plenty of goals as Ange Postecoglou's side continue their ...

Right at the death a victory was snatched from Celtic with Emanuel Aiwu heading home for the hosting club. In this, he looked like a man on a mission. Matt O'Riley put the Hoops ahead with a fantastic effort but a horror mix-up at the back saw Bernhard Zimmermann capitalise and level up proceedings.

Hart will return to Europe's premier competition with the Hoops after a while away from the top table.

“In the year just gone it was good enough to win some medals and put in some good performances, but I don’t want to stop there. He admitted: “It was fun, it was a good year and it was nice to have success at the end of it. The Champions League doesn’t exclude you, either get in it or you don’t. We’ve earned the right this year, so we’re going to look to build on the fact we’ve earned that right and compete in it. “Then we went from playing in it to competing in it. It’s been a lot of fun [playing in Europe]. Getting into the Champions League with Man City when we had never done that before was a big achievement. The keeper is hoping to add some new Champions League memories in the new season – but he knows the coming campaign will be a huge challenge for Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The Hoops boss has already forked out more than £17million on signings this summer and that's set to continue.

You saw that in January, we brought in four players in January pretty quickly, and I think that was a real sort of pivotal point in our season and our attempt to win the league. We’re still in the building phase, and with Jota and Cam, it’s not just about that we’ve got two quality players in permanently, but we know what they’re like as people and we know they really fit with the culture. I think they feel like they understand me and what I’m trying to do. He said: “The whole club has been really supportive of me. “It’s not really a battle for me to try to convince people. The Hoops boss has shelled out in excess of £17million this summer, signing loan stars Daizen Maeda, Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers on permanent deals.

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