CELTIC have confirmed they have received an allocation of tickets for the upcoming derby match against Rangers at Ibrox.
Fans of both sides had been previously locked out of away matches in recent seasons - but Celtic will be backed by a small support at Ibrox next month.
The club confirmed tickets - priced at £52 - can be purchased online with priority to season ticket holders who were offered tickets for the match against Rangers in March 2020.
An announcement on the Celtic Tickets Twitter page read: "Tickets for away match v. Rangers are now on sale to eligible STH Tickets have been allocated to those STH who were originally offered tickets for the match v. Rangers on 15th March 2020 which was cancelled.
"Tickets are priced £52 Tickets can be purchased online. Booking fees apply online. The deadline to purchase is 2pm on Monday, 28th March."
We reported on Monday that Celtic would be handed 700 tickets for the match on April 3.
While 700 is a minuscule number in comparison to the away crowds this fixture used to permit, it's a breakthrough in the tensions between the clubs over away supporters.
There have been NO away fans at all in the previous two derby games this term.
This was put down to Covid restriction-related issues.
Prior to that, going back to 2018, Rangers slashed Celtic's huge allocation behind the goal - which was around 7,000 tickets - to around just 900 in the corner of Ibrox, which is the same amount every other team in the league are provided.
Celtic therefore reacted by cutting Rangers' allocation to the same amount at Parkhead.
Gers CEO Stewart Robertson earlier this year revealed that there had been progress in talks about getting away supporters back at the huge derby fixtures.
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