Caroline Weir pleased to see Scottish interest in Champions League

Scotland midfielder Caroline Weir says it’s “great” to see Celtic in the Women’s Champions League.

Elena Sadiku’s side have opened their debut group campaign with losses to Twente and Weir’s Real, with Weir herself scoring against the Scottish champions.

However, she commented: “I was following Celtic through the qualifying campaign and I was happy to see them doing so well and then they qualified.

“I really wanted them in the draw. I thought it’d be so cool to play a Scottish team. I was buzzing with that.

“To play them and obviously to score was nice and to win, it was important for us.

“It’s great to see a Scottish team doing well, representing Scotland in the Champions League.”

Weir admitted beating Celtic “did feel good”.

“It kind of took me back to my childhood a little bit,” she explained. “Growing up a Dunfermline fan, I’ve been on the end of some big defeats by Celtic.

“It did feel good to beat them and to score.”