Ange Postecoglou has confirmed his Celtic team vs RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League tonight.
The full match squad is as follows:
Starting XI – Hart, Juranovic, Welsh, Jenz, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley, Maeda, Jota, Kyogo.
Substitutes – Bain, Siegrist, Giakoumakis, Haksabanovic, McCarthy, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Robertson, Forrest, Ralston.
It’s a very familiar line-up this evening – in fact, the manager has made no changes from the win over Motherwell at the weekend.
There are no surprises or curveballs. Postecoglou has gone with his tried and tested in an effort to keep consistency and familiarity in partnerships ongoing.
The good news is that Giorgos Giakoumakis has returned to the bench as an option for the second half after injury, while other potential substitutes include Sead Haksabanovic and Oliver Abildgaard. We need everyone at the top of their game tonight throughout the entire 90 and these three could well still play a role.
Broadcast details
Tonight’s fixture is on BT Sport 4 in the UK & Ireland.
Celtic TV do not have live video rights for any region but will be broadcasting audio commentary to subscribers worldwide.
As you can imagine, it’s being broadcast all over the world too. In Australia, viewers can find it on Stan Sport while Americans can watch it on Paramount+. A full list of global channels can be found on LiveSoccerTV.
BBC Radio Scotland are also providing live commentary across their platforms online and over the airwaves.
Instant verdict on Celtic team vs RB Leipzig
I did expect one or two changes tonight for the unique threat of Leipzig, but to be honest, I don’t really have any complaints with the eleven selected. All of them have earned their spot in the team tonight whether it be as a first-choice pick or back-up to those suffering from injury.
It’s certainly a bold set-up, full of attacking threats and one which will be looking to exploit the Germans on the counter. Defending from the front is often the Postecoglou way and that eleven is set-up for exactly that.
We’ll need every player engaged in an aggressive press, and hopefully that can create the turnovers needed to get at the home side. There are plenty of plan Bs on the bench, should we need them.
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