ALISTAIR JOHNSTON makes a dramatic Celtic comeback in the Europa League game against Austria’s Sturm Graz in the crucial Europa League confrontation at Parkhead this evening.
The Canadian international right-back has missed the last 10 matches with a hamstring injury after being carried off in the first leg of the goalless Champions League draw against Kairat Almaty in Glasgow on August 20.
There is also a starting place for Arne Engels as he joins Callum McGregor, Benjamin Nygren and Reo Hatate in midfield.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney; Engels, Nygren, McGregor, Hatate; Iheanacho, Tounekti. Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Balikwisha, Yang, McCowan, Kenny, Bernardo, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest, Donavan and Ralston.
The Hoops go into their fifth Euro encounter of the campaign still searching for that elusive first win after three draws and a loss.
CHEERS…Kelechi Iheanacho is congratulated by Benjamin Nygren after his goal in Celtic’s 1-1 draw with Red Star in Belgrade.
Two unconvincing scoreless stalemates saw the team fail at the qualifying stages of the Champions League with Kairat Almaty getting through following misses from Adam Idah, Luke McCowan and Daizen Maeda in the penalty-kick shoot-out in Kazakhstan.
Kelechi Iheanacho netted in Belgrade in the opening Europa League encounter with Red Star which ended in a 1-1 draw.
But the hosts fired blanks for the third time in four outings when Sporting Braga triumphed 2-0 under the lights in the east end of Glasgow earlier this month.
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