BRENDAN RODGERS has given the nod to Paulo Bernardo ahead of David Turnbull to start in the Champions League Group E encounter against Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium tonight.
It was a straight battle between the two quality midfield performers to take the place of injured Reo Hatate and the on-loan Benfica star gets the vote of confidence on this occasion.
Turnbull, who starred and scored the first goal against Ross County at the weekend, drops to the stand-by squad.
TEAM: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; Bernardo, McGregor, O’Riley; Maeda, Kyogo, Palma. Subs: Bain, Ralston, Phillips, Lagerbielke, Welsh, Turnbull, Yang, Holm, Iwata, Forrest, Oh, M Johnston,
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHALLENGE…Paulo Bernardo is in against Atletico Madrid.
The Hoops are bottom of the section with one point while Diego Simeone’s side have five. Feyenoord and Lazio, who play in Rome tonight, have six and four respectively.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember of Celtic’s past connections with Spain in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz.
QUESTIONS:
1: Celtic beat Real Madrid 2-0 in a European Cup quarter-final first leg at Parkhead in March 1980. Who scored the goals?
2: A future Celtic manager was among the substitutes that night. Can you name him?
3: Celtic crashed 6-1 to Barcelona in the Camp Nou in December 2013. Who scored the Hoops’ consolation goal? A: Anthony Stokes; B: Georgios Samaras; C: Teemu Pukki.
4: Celtic drew 1-1 with Atletico in Spain in 1985/86. Who scored the Hoops’ goal?
5: Neil Lennon included a former Valencia forward in his line-up for the memorable 2-1 victory over Barcelona at Parkhead in November 2012. Can you name him?
