Brendan Rodgers has insisted that Celtic’s failure to reach the Champions League will not affect the club’s transfer budget or ambitions in the final days of the summer window. Speaking to the press ahead of Sunday’s derby clash at Ibrox, the Celtic boss was asked directly whether the midweek penalty shootout defeat to Kairat Almaty
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Hearts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Livingston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Rangers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Dundee | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Dundee United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
![Brendan Rodgers Pre-Match Derby Press Conference [Full Transcript]](https://www.celticnewsnow.com/assets/images/photos/20250829-brendan-rodgers-pre-match-derby-press-conference-full-transc-s.jpg "Brendan Rodgers Pre-Match Derby Press Conference [Full Transcript]")
