CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has brought back summer recruit Benjamin Nygren to his starting line-up for the Champions League first leg play-off against Kairat Almaty at Parkhead this evening.
It means £11million man Arne Engels drops to the stand-by squad after his excellent performance in the 4-1 Premiers Sports League Cup win over Falkirk at the same venue on Friday night.
Adam Idah returns to lead the attack.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Hatate; Forrest, Idah, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Simpson-Pusey, Trusty, Yang, McCowan, Yamada, Osmand, Kenny, Engels, Bernardo, Murray and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about the Hoops’ forays into Europe in the 21st Century in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
WALLOP…John Hartson lets fly with a mighty right-foot pulverising drive to notch Celtic’s second goal in the 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in March 2003. An appreciative Jackie McNamara looks on. (See Question 2.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Martin O’Neill’s Celtic side beat Ajax 3-1 in Amsterdam in August 2001. Who were the Hoops’ marksmen?
2: Who scored the Celtic goals in the memorable 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in March 2003?
3: Who claimed his first Hoops goal in the 1-0 win over FK Reykjavik in Iceland in July 2014?
4: James Forrest netted a last-gasp winner when Neil Lennon’s men overcame Shakhter Karagandy 3-0 at Parkhead for a 3-2 aggregate victory in August 2013. Can you remember the other two goalscorers?
5: Two Celtic players were red-carded in the 2-0 loss to Feyenoord in Rotterdam in September 2013. Can you name them?
ANSWERS:
1: Bobby Petta, Didier Agathe and Chris Sutton.
2: Alan Thompson and John Hartson.
3: Callum McGregor.
4: Kris Commons and Giorgios Samaras.
5: Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Holm.
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 Kairat Almaty at Parkhead this evening – only in your champion CQN.
