BENJAMIN NYGREN gets the nod to take over from banned Reo Hatate against FC Utrecht in the Europa League encounter at Parkhead tonight.
The Swede, the Hoops’ top scorer this season with 13 goals, will partner Callum McGregor and Arne Engels in midfield while there is a place among the stand-by squad for Kelechi Iheanacho.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Donovan, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Engels, McGregor, Nygren; Yang, Maeda, Tounekti. Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Balikwisha, McCowan, Iheanacho, Bernardo, Murray, Forrest, McArdle, Ralston, Hale and Isiguzo.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about Celtic’s past associations with Dutch clubs in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
MEXICAN RAVE…Efrain Juarez celebrates scoring Celtic’s first goal in the 2-0 win over FC Utrecht at Parkhead in August 2010. (ee Question 5.)
QUESTIONS:
1: True or false: Martin O’Neill won his first-ever Champions League match against Dutch opposition?
2: Chris Sutton netted the third goal in Celtic’s 3-1 win over Ajax in Amsterdam in August 2001. Who scored the Hoops’ other goals?
3: Who was the Celtic boss when the club faced FC Utrecht in the Europa League in August 2010?
4: Celtic lost 4-0 away from home in the second leg. Can you remember the name of the Hoops goalkeeper that night?
5: The Hoops won 2-0 in Glasgow in the first game. Who were the team’s marksmen?
ANSWERS:
1: True. Martin O’Neill was Celtic boss in 3-1 debut win over Ajax in Amsterdam in August 2001.
2: Bobby Petta and Didier Agathe.
3: Neil Lennon.
4: Lukasz Zaluska.
5: Efrain Juarez and Giorgos Samaras.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class.
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