UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Celtic Park - Thursday 26 November 2015 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Celtic FC Group A - Matchday 5 AFC Ajax Last updated 23/11/2015 15:47CET

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1 Celtic FC - AFC Ajax Thursday 26 November 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Celtic Park, Glasgow

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Celtic FC host AFC Ajax on UEFA Europa League matchday five, with both sides chasing Fenerbahçe SK for second place in Group A. • A Fenerbahçe win at Molde FK would spell elimination for any loser in this fixture. Fenerbahçe will progress if they win and Celtic and Ajax draw. Previous meetings • Ajax equalised twice to earn a 2-2 draw when the sides met on 17 September, Celtic ending the game with ten men following Emilio Izaguirre's 73rd-minute dismissal. • The teams have met nine times in UEFA competition, Celtic boasting the record W4 D2 L3 (W2 D1 L1 in Glasgow). Form guide • Celtic's 2-1 home reverse against Molde was their ninth consecutive UEFA Europa League fixture without a win – three short of the competition record held jointly by FK Partizan and ŠK Slovan Bratislava. • Ajax are without a victory in five European games (D4 L1). They have also not won in five continental away matches (D3 L2). • Ajax have made it through to the round of 32 in all three of their previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. They have featured at one stage or another in the last nine editions of the competition. • Celtic made it through to the round of 32 last term. It was their first successful UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League group stage campaign after missing the cut in 2009/10 and 2011/12. Trivia and links • The journey from Amsterdam to Glasgow is just over 700km. • Celtic are among ten domestic champions in this season's group stage, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan), APOEL FC (Cyprus), FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic), FC Midtjylland (Denmark), KKS Lech Poznań (Poland), FK Partizan (Serbia), Molde (Norway) and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). • Celtic midfielder Derk Boerrigter turned professional at Ajax, and then won two league titles in a second spell with the Amsterdam club before leaving for Glasgow in July 2013. The coaches • A defender in his native Norway, Ronny Deila was hired by Celtic in 2014 after a six-year spell in charge of Strømsgodset, who he led to a Norwegian Cup in 2010 and a league title in 2013. He won another title in his first season at Parkhead. • Frank de Boer has been in charge of Ajax since 2010, and in 2014 became the first coach to steer the club to four successive titles. The defender lifted the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League as an Ajax player.

2 Celtic FC - AFC Ajax Thursday 26 November 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Celtic Park, Glasgow Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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