CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has given the nod to Daizen Maeda to spearhead the Celtic attack against Hibs in the Scottish Cup quarter-final at Parkhead this afternoon.
The Japanese ace comes in from the wing to replace Adam Idah with Filipe Jota taking his place on the flank.
The Republic of Ireland frontman is among the stand-by squad alongside in-form Yang Hyun-jun and Luke McCowan.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Maeda, Jota. Subs: Sinisalo, Taylor, Idah, Yang, McCowan, Kenny, Murray and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with the Edinburgh outfit in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
A BIG HAND…Kasper Schmeichel is clearly enjoying his first season as a Celt. (See Question 2.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Who is the Celtic player currently on loan at Hibs?
2: True or false: Hibs were the only team to score against Kasper Schmeichel in his first six Celtic games?
3: Nicolas Kuhn netted one when Celtic knocked David Gray’s side out of the League Cup in the third game of the season. Who claimed a Hoops double in the 3-1 triumph that day?
4: Joe Newell put one in his own net when the champions overcame Hibs 3-0 in the league at Parkhead in December. Who were the other Celtic scorers? Clue: One is no longer at the club.
5: Celtic had a former Hibs player in the line-up when Jock Stein’s all-conquering team beat Inter Milan 2-1 in the European Cup Final in Lisbon on May 25 1967. Can you name him?
ANSWERS:
1: Kwon Hyeok-kyu.
2: True. Kasper Schmeichel had shut-outs against Kilmarnock (4-0), Hibs (2-0), St Mirren (3-0), Rangers (3-0) and Hearts (2-0) in five out of six of his first games for Celtic. The only blemish came in the 3-1 League Cup win on August 18 at Parkhead when Mykola Kuharevich netted with the hosts 2-0 ahead at the time.
3: Daizen Maeda.
4: Arne Engels and Kyogo Furuhashi.
5: Goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
* DON’T miss the unbeatable match report from Celtic v Hibs this afternoon – only in your champion CQN.
