Celtic face Sporting CP at Estádio Algarve on Tuesday 14 July 2026 at 17:30, with the friendly live on CelticPlayer.
- The match is available online through CelticPlayer's live match stream.
- No Sky Sports coverage is listed for the fixture.
- Celtic won the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership and ended with six straight league wins.
- Sporting CP finished second in 2025-26 and won their final three league matches.
- Luis Suárez was Sporting CP's top scorer in 2025-26 with 33 goals.
The pre-season friendly Celtic v Sporting CP takes place at Estádio Algarve on Tuesday 14 July at 17:30, as Celtic face Sporting CP in Portugal.
📺 TV and streaming info
The match is available to watch live on CelticPlayer, with streaming through the club's live match service.
📊 Recent form
Celtic won the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership and ended last season with six straight league victories, moving from wins over St Mirren and Falkirk into further successes against Hibernian, Rangers, Motherwell and Hearts. Away from home, Celtic's closing run included a draw at Rangers, a win at Aberdeen, a defeat at Dundee United, then three consecutive away wins.
Sporting CP finished second in the league in 2025-26 and closed with a mixed run that turned strongly in the final weeks: after a defeat to Benfica and draws with AVS and Tondela, they beat Vitoria SC, Rio Ave and Gil Vicente. Their away form over the same spell was unbeaten, with four wins and two draws.
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