Plaudits are not the currency Brendan Rodgers deals in and he is eager to land some blows in the Champions League.
It may be two games without a point but Celtic fans believe there are signs of optimism.
Brendan Rodgers’ side had plenty of the game against Lazio but Pedro’s last-gasp winner stunned Celtic Park – a fortnight after a madcap 2-0 defeat to Feyenoord in Rotterdam with nine men. Plaudits are not the currency the Celtic boss deals in and he is eager to land some blows in the Champions League.
And Atletico Madrid – under the guidance of their magnetic boss Diego Simeone – are a bonafide Euro heavyweight and appear primed for another deep run in this competition. But the Atleti boss expects a stern test of his side’s credential in Glasgow’s east end despite the hosts decade-long wait for a win in front of their own fans in this competition. The stakes are high and here is how the Premiership champions could line up with all the key men raring to go.
Predicted Celtic XI
Provisional Celtic squad
Goalkeepers
- Joe Hart
- Scott Bain
Defenders
- Greg Taylor
- Liam Scales
- Nat Phillips
- Cameron Carter-Vickers
- Anthony Ralston
- Alistair Johnston
- Gustaf Lagerbielke
Midfielders
- Tomoki Iwata
- Matt O’Riley
- Callum McGregor
- David Turnbull
- Reo Hatate
- Paulo Bernardo
- Odin Holm
Forwards
- Daizen Maeda
- Kyogo Furuhashi
- James Forrest
- Oh Hyeongyu
- Yang
- Luis Palma
