CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers goes with his tried and trusted line-up to start against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League play-off at a sell-out Parkhead this evening.
As expected, suspension-free Daizen Maeda is in his usual place on the left wing with Nicolas Kuhn on the right and Adam Idah leading the attack.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Idah, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Bain, Scales, Jota, Yang, McCowan, Schlupp, Nawrocki, Kenny, Murray and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past connections with the German giants in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
HEAD START…Alan Thompson dives to bullet in an effort to give Celtic the lead in Munich in September 2003. (See Question 4.)
QUESTIONS:
1: True or false: Alan McInally joined Bayern Munich from Celtic in 1987?
2: Who was the Celtic manager who signed McInally from Ayr United in 1984?
3: Celtic had a Bayern Munich player on loan in season 2010. Can you remember his name?
4: Celtic lost 2-1 in Munich in the Champions League in September 2003.Who was the Celtic goalscorer?
5: Who netted Celtic’s goal in the 2-1 loss to the Bundesliga giants at Parkhead in October 2017?
BY THE LEFT…Callum McGregor sweeps in the equaliser against Bayern Munich at Parkhead in October 2017. (See Question 5.)
ANSWERS:
1: False. Alan McInally moved to Aston Villa before joining Bayern Munich.
2: Davie Hay, £100,000 from Ayr United.
3: Edson Braafheid.
4: Alan Thompson.
5: Callum McGregor.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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