Celtic could seal a last 16 play-off spot as the welcome bottom of the table Young Boys at Celtic Park in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
With 11 points expected to be enough to secure a least a play-off berth, Brendan Rodgers’ side know a win in Glasgow tomorrow night is likely to offer them a chance at making the knock-out stages of Europe’s elite competition for the first time in over a decade.
Win overs RB Leipzig and Slovan Bratislava coupled with draws against Club Brugge, Atalanta and Dinamo Zagreb means Celtic’s only defeat has come in a 7-1 thrashing at Borussia Dortmund, leaving them in 21st place and on course to nab a desired spot in the last 16 playoffs.
But what do the impressive results gained by Celtic mean as a whole for their Champions League campaign?
We asked AI tool ‘Grok’, which makes predictions based on current standings and analysis and claim their projections are more indicative of current trends rather than set in stone, how the Champions League table could look at the end of gameday eight.
21. Dinamo Zagreb, Lille, Salzburg, or Real Madrid
AI claims it will be between Dinamo Zagreb, Lille, Brest, and Real Madrid who are left be fighting for the lower play-off spots or to avoid being among the bottom 12 teams eliminated from European competition. An intriguing selection of teams, considering Brest and Lille are currently in seventh and eighth position, while Juventus are in 14th. Which leaves Shakhtar Donetsk, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, Girona, Crvena Zvezda, RB Salzburg, Bologna, RB Leipzig, Slovan Bratislava and Young Boys as the teams they predict to be eliminated. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images