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The Herald Scotland
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Celtic midfielder Paulo Bernardo gives Jota injury update
He is keeping in touch with all things Celtic though, and in particular his teammates, with compatriot Paulo Bernardo revealing that his friend's rehabilitation is on schedule. 'Yes, [I speak to him] sometimes,' Bernardo said. 'He's now in Portugal on rehab. I'll probably be with him after the game [on Saturday]. (Image: Craig Williamson - SNS Group) 'I spoke to him [on Wednesday] and he seemed okay. He had his operation very well and now he's doing rehab. I think he's okay. I'll see him next week. 'He was determined to come back here in January very strong. He told me that he wasn't very fit at the time because of the game time he had before. But I think he shows everyone that he can come back and show his football again. Read more: 'He scored goals, made assists and played important games. He had a great response to that. I think in his mind, he's very strong. 'He said to me that the surgery went well. He's obviously a great player. Fans love him. 'I never played a lot with him [when we were younger]. I had a pre-season with him in Benfica. Of course, he joined Benfica very young too. So, I always met him sometimes in the campus. Maybe some trainings. 'But he's really a great guy. I was already a friend of him in Benfica and his coming back here was good for me too.' With such players at Celtic's disposal, and the strength in depth to cope even with the absence of those who possess the quality of Jota, it is little wonder that the Scottish football scene can sometimes appear a little easy for Brendan Rodgers' treble-chasers. But if they are to end the campaign with the three domestic trophies by beating Aberdeen in today's Scottish Cup Final, Bernardo is adamant that hard work and high standards are the thing that has allowed them to meet those high expectations. 'I think the season is always like that,' he said. 'But we have to prove every game that we are better and not only on the expectation, we need to do that in reality, with the mentality that it will be a difficult game, because it will be. 'For the people that say that we have easy games, they are wrong. Because it's not easy games. We can make things look easy because of the hard work that we put into the whole season and winning titles. But the hard work does that. 'It's very good to listen to the 100 people who want to make us champions on paper, but we have to do it on the pitch. We need to prove on the pitch, and we can't listen to their things, and we have to make the right choices. 'I think the titles give us the credit. We don't need the people to say we are amazing. We won the title and that's it for us. It's the best feeling that we can have.' On a personal note, Bernardo has been satisfied with his first full season as a permanent Celtic player, if a little frustrated by the tear of a ligament in his foot earlier in the campaign, and the subsequent struggle to nail down a regular starting place in the midfield three. 'I think it was very good,' he said. 'I think I can improve a lot yet. But I think it was a good season, a good start for Celtic. (Image: Craig Williamson - SNS Group) 'But yeah, I think I have space to improve, and I can improve for the next season. 'I had a little injury that wasn't at a great time. But I did my work, and I think I came back strong enough to compete again. 'I knew that [the injury] was difficult for me because I stopped for like two months, I think. 'And the players did their work and keep playing and keep winning games. And our midfield is really strong and we had a lot of options, so it wasn't great at the time when I came back. 'But I had my chances and I think I did my work and it helped me to come back.'
Glasgow Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Celtic midfielder Paulo Bernardo gives Jota injury update
Having come back to the city, the club and the fans that he has come to love, the Portuguese winger subsequently had to go back to his homeland to slowly work his way to fitness once more. He is keeping in touch with all things Celtic though, and in particular his teammates, with compatriot Paulo Bernardo revealing that his friend's rehabilitation is on schedule. 'Yes, [I speak to him] sometimes,' Bernardo said. 'He's now in Portugal on rehab. I'll probably be with him after the game [on Saturday]. (Image: Craig Williamson - SNS Group) 'I spoke to him [on Wednesday] and he seemed okay. He had his operation very well and now he's doing rehab. I think he's okay. I'll see him next week. 'He was determined to come back here in January very strong. He told me that he wasn't very fit at the time because of the game time he had before. But I think he shows everyone that he can come back and show his football again. Read more: 'He scored goals, made assists and played important games. He had a great response to that. I think in his mind, he's very strong. 'He said to me that the surgery went well. He's obviously a great player. Fans love him. 'I never played a lot with him [when we were younger]. I had a pre-season with him in Benfica. Of course, he joined Benfica very young too. So, I always met him sometimes in the campus. Maybe some trainings. 'But he's really a great guy. I was already a friend of him in Benfica and his coming back here was good for me too.' With such players at Celtic's disposal, and the strength in depth to cope even with the absence of those who possess the quality of Jota, it is little wonder that the Scottish football scene can sometimes appear a little easy for Brendan Rodgers' treble-chasers. But if they are to end the campaign with the three domestic trophies by beating Aberdeen in today's Scottish Cup Final, Bernardo is adamant that hard work and high standards are the thing that has allowed them to meet those high expectations. 'I think the season is always like that,' he said. 'But we have to prove every game that we are better and not only on the expectation, we need to do that in reality, with the mentality that it will be a difficult game, because it will be. 'For the people that say that we have easy games, they are wrong. Because it's not easy games. We can make things look easy because of the hard work that we put into the whole season and winning titles. But the hard work does that. 'It's very good to listen to the 100 people who want to make us champions on paper, but we have to do it on the pitch. We need to prove on the pitch, and we can't listen to their things, and we have to make the right choices. 'I think the titles give us the credit. We don't need the people to say we are amazing. We won the title and that's it for us. It's the best feeling that we can have.' On a personal note, Bernardo has been satisfied with his first full season as a permanent Celtic player, if a little frustrated by the tear of a ligament in his foot earlier in the campaign, and the subsequent struggle to nail down a regular starting place in the midfield three. 'I think it was very good,' he said. 'I think I can improve a lot yet. But I think it was a good season, a good start for Celtic. (Image: Craig Williamson - SNS Group) 'But yeah, I think I have space to improve, and I can improve for the next season. 'I had a little injury that wasn't at a great time. But I did my work, and I think I came back strong enough to compete again. 'I knew that [the injury] was difficult for me because I stopped for like two months, I think. 'And the players did their work and keep playing and keep winning games. And our midfield is really strong and we had a lot of options, so it wasn't great at the time when I came back. 'But I had my chances and I think I did my work and it helped me to come back.'
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bernardo craves starting spot at Hampden
Paulo Bernardo hopes he has done enough to earn a starting place in the Scottish Cup final on Saturday as the Celtic midfielder eyes the first treble of his 23-year-old Portuguese hasn't been a first pick since making his loan move from Benfica permanent last summer, but has started the past two games following the injury to Reo Hatate that rules the Japan midfielder out of the Hampden been in the XI for the League Cup win over Rangers in December, Bernardo wants another major role against who came off the bench to provide the assist for Aadam Idah's Scottish Cup final winner last season, said: "It's a cup final, I started the League Cup a few months back, it's important for me to play these games but whoever the coach picks will do the best for the team."I'm doing my best to get the opportunity, whoever he picks is the right choice. We just need to work if we come on from the start or from the bench and we do our best."It would be my first treble, I've never experienced that. It will be amazing and I want to achieve that. I'm still young and I will do my best to achieve that here at this big club, I'm very happy."Celtic always want to win every title, we are always here to win every game and with that we can win titles."Sometimes it won't happen but you always want these things to happen and you visualise them."I'm really glad that I came here to Celtic because I can win the things that I dreamt of before."
Glasgow Times
21-04-2025
- Health
- Glasgow Times
Celtic star pays tribute to Pope Francis following his death
The Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old passed away on Monday after a battle with pneumonia. He had been struggling with health issues in 2025 with kidney problems affecting him, but had appeared in public on Sunday as the church celebrated Easter. READ MORE: Celtic pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death Hoops midfielder Paulo Bernardo reflected on his time meeting the late leader of the Catholic Church back in November 2023. Paulo Bernardo paid tribute to Pope Francis (Image: Instagram) He posted a picture of himself shaking the hand of the pontiff on his Instagram story. The meeting came during the special audience the Parkhead club were granted with Pope Francis after their Champions League fixture against Lazio in Rome.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bernardo raring to 'give it all' after injury lay-off
Celtic midfielder Paulo Bernardo is raring to go for the final run of games in the season after returning from a seven-week injury lay-off. The Portugal Under-21 international, who suffered an ankle injury against Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup at the start of February, is back in contention for Brendan Rodgers' side when they face Hearts this weekend. "I can play football again so I'm really excited for the coming weeks," Bernardo, 23, said. Advertisement "The injury was bad but I recovered very well and hopefully I can play from now on. "It's been a while for me being off the pitch so probably not 90 minutes but I will do the best as I can if the coach wants me to play. "It was bad when I saw the results of the scan because I thought it was a short time injured and it wasn't. "I had the opportunity to recover well and to work on other things that I couldn't do during the season. It was a good time to recover and to do other things too." Bernardo missed key games including the Champions League tie with Bayern Munich and derby loss to Rangers. Advertisement Celtic remain 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership though and are in the Scottish Cup semi-finals against St Johnstone, with the midfielder eager to "give it all" between now and the end of the campaign. "We as a team still have some goals to achieve and we will try our best to do that as soon as possible," Bernardo added. "For me personally, I want to have good games before the end of the season and do my best every game. Each opportunity that I have, I will try to give it all on the pitch."
