Celtic's Champions League meeting with Shakhtar Donetsk will not feature a minute's silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ange Postecoglou and his Hoops side are in Warsaw as they get set for their second game of the group section after defeat in the opening round of fixtures to Real Madrid. UEFA had announced that there was set to be a tribute in honour of the Queen. However, it has now been confirmed that a silence will not go ahead following pre-match briefing discussions.
A decision on whether both clubs involved will wear black armbands is yet to be finalised ahead of tonight's 5.45pm kick-off in Poland. The Queen sadly passed away last week aged 96 with the SPFL weekend fixture card called-off as a mark of respect. Clubs up and down the country also paid tribute and sent condolences to the Royal Family and everyone else mourning the sad loss.
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Fixtures across the professional leagues in Scotland and UK wide are set to resume - with a number of UK clubs competing in European competition this midweek. Rangers are at home to Napoli at Ibrox tonight after the fixture was pushed 24 hours while Liverpool and Tottenham played in Europe's Premier competition last night.
Speaking ahead of the game, Postecoglou said the club would mark the occasion in their own way. He said: “I will abide by whatever regulations there are. I’m not the keeper of people’s obligations.
"We live in a society where people can express their own values in any way they want. I will be doing it my way and my club will do it our way, and everyone else can do what they like.”
Rangers will take part in a silence as planned ahead of their clash with Napoli.
Giovanni van Bronckhort's side had also asked permission to play the national anthem, God Save the King, prior to their matches but this was rejected.
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