Celtic vs Blackburn Rovers LIVE score and goal updates from friendly at Parkhead

It's been a different summer for Celtic but it has likely felt familiar to the ones they used to know.

The Premiership champions have become specialists in early starts amid multiple rounds of qualifying to reach the group stage of either the Champions League or Europa League.

However, the mammoth boost to the coefficient means Ange Postecoglou' s side have been able to focus solely on preparation ahead of the new season.

Postecoglou and Co haven't been treated to kick-abouts in the park during their pre-season tour of Austria and Czech Republic – they've been tested Rapid Vienna and Banik Ostrava.

But now it is homeward bound as Blackburn Rovers are the opposition with Jon Dahl Tomasson eyeing a bright start to his time with the Ewood Park side.

Celtic are only two weeks from their first competitive contest and the games against Rovers, Legia Warsaw and Norwich offer the chance to get up to speed.

Join us in our LIVE blog for all the team news and build-up ahead of the clash at Parkhead.

Blackburn named a youthful side against Dundee as the pair drew 1-1 on Wednesday. However the big hitters are set to be unleashed today against the Scottish Premiership champions.

And Ben Brereton Diaz should feature for Rovers, despite continuing to be linked with a transfer away from Ewood Park.

Only Joe Hart, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Stephen Welsh, Callum McGregor and David Turnbull played for an hour or longer during Celtic's 4-2 friendly win over Banik Ostrava on Wednesday, and their places could come under threat this afternoon against Blackburn.

Boss Ange Postecoglou will want a close look at several personnel and rotation may be key during this pre-season outing.

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