Neil Lennon has announced his Celtic team to face Aberdeen in today’s Scottish Cup semi-final, per the official club website.
The full match squad is as follows:
Starting XI – Bain, Frimpong, Duffy, Bitton, Laxalt, Brown, McGregor, Rogic, Christie, Elyounoussi, Edouard.
Substitutes – Barkas, Taylor, Griffiths, Ajeti, Klimala, Soro, Turnbull, Ntcham, Elhamed.
Today is a mammoth day for the manager and his team.
Celtic have now gone four matches without a win and although there has been an improvement over the last week, everyone needs to see a win today at Hampden.
The Bhoys have won the last 11 trophies in domestic competition.
This match can obviously serve as a massive step towards number 12 and a quadruple treble, with Hearts awaiting today’s winners in the final.
The big news is that Odsonne Edouard and Nir Bitton return to the starting lineup after coming off the bench against Lille, following their COVID-19 illnesses.
It’s a strong team that must get the job done.
Broadcast Details
Today’s match is not on the club’s ‘Pass To Paradise’ streaming service for season ticket holders as the match is not at Celtic Park and is a Scottish Cup clash
If you are outside of the UK & Ireland, Celtic TV will be broadcasting the fixture to subscribers.
Those more local to Celtic Park can watch the game on subscription service Premier Sports.
If you can’t tune in there, BBC Radio Scotland will be providing live commentary over the airwaves and online.
Fan reaction
As you can imagine, fans are obviously delighted to see star man Edouard back in amongst it.
He’s been a huge miss in recent weeks and we’re all eager to see if he can rekindle his best form now the transfer window is shut.
Elsewhere there is a good balance in the midfield with Tom Rogic and Ryan Christie both having match-winning ability, complementing Scott Brown and Callum McGregor.
There is optimism that it’s a strong enough eleven to do damage to Aberdeen.
This is what some fans have been saying this afternoon…
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