CELTIC boss Martin O’Neill brings back Paulo Bernardo for a rare start against VfB Stuttgart in the Europa League play-off first leg at Parkhead this evening.
The Portuguese playmaker takes over from the injured Arne Engels while Sebastian Tounekti and Tomas Cvancara get the nod to start with Yang Hyun-jun and Junior Adamu dropping to the stand-by squad alongside Reo Hatate.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Bernardo; Tounekti, Cvancara, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Adamu, Yang, McCowan, Iheanacho, Saracchi, Hatate, Murray, Forrest, Donovan and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about Celtic’s German connections in the past in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
POWERING ON…Jeffrey Schlupp, on loan from Crystal Palace, races away from an Aberdeen challenger. The Hamburg-born defender joined Norwich City after his temporary period expired. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Celtic have played German opposition 24 times. How many games have the Hoops won: A: 4; B: 8 or C: 10?
2: Celtic had a famous 3-0 victory over Cologne at Parkhead in September 1992. The club had lost the first leg 2-0. Who scored the winning goal that memorable evening: A: Paul McStay, B: John Collins or C: Peter Grant?
3: Who was the Celtic manager when the team lost home and away to Borussia Dortmund the same season?
4: Nicolas Kuhn played in the dismal Scottish Cup Final penalty-kick defeat against Aberdeen last season. Who was the other German-born performer who turned out for Celtic that afternoon? Clue: It was his last game for the Hoops.
5: Celtic beat VfB Stuttgart on their run to the UEFA Cup Final in Seville in 2003. Can you remember the aggregate score: A: 6-3; B: 4-2 or C: 5-4?
ANSWERS:
1: A: 4.
2: B: John Collins.
3: Liam Brady.
4: Jeffrey Schlupp.
5: C: 5-4.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class.
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