BRENDAN RODGERS has opted for Adam Idah to lead the Celtic attack against Atalanta in Bergamo this evening.
Kyogo Furuhashi takes his place among the stand-by squad for matchday three in the Champions League encounter against the Europa League winners.
Brendan Rodgers’ team kicked off the new-look competition with a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava at Parkhead last month, but lost 7-1 to Borussia Dortmund in Germany three weeks ago.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Valle; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Idah, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Bain, Palma, Kyogo, Yang, McCowan, Naiwrocki, Bernardo, Forrest, Ralston and Welsh.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past games against Italian opposition in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
THE ITALIAN JOB…Olivier Ntcham celebrates his historic winner against Lazio. (See Question 3.)
RISE AND SHINE…Christopher Jullien leaps to bullet in No.2 against Lazio at Parkhead. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Who scored his first-ever Champions League goal against Lazio last season?
2: Which Celtic starter in the team’s 2-1 loss that October evening at Parkhead left the Hoops three months later?
3: Neil Lennon managed Celtic to their first win on Italian soil at the 13th time of asking when they beat Lazio 2-1 in Rome in November 2019. James Forrest scored the first goal, but who claimed the historic winner?
4: The Hoops had beaten the Italian team 2-1 the previous month in Glasgow. Ryan Christie claimed the first strike , but who headed in a dramatic late points clincher?
5: Celtic’s most famous European victory was, of course, their 2-1 triumph over Inter Milan in Lisbon on May 25 1967 when they became the first British club to conquer Europe. Who was the substitute that memorable evening?
ANSWERS:
1: Kyogo Furuhashi.
2: Nat Phillips, who returned to Liverpool after short-term loan.
3: Olivier Ntcham.
4: Christopher Jullien.
5: John Fallon. Only goalkeepers were allowed to be named as substitutes in 1967.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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