Brendan Rodgers went swinging for the mole leaking the Celtic team after their win over Aberdeen – but with the Hoops flying high, you don’t need insider info for an educated guess at how they’ll line up tonight.
Celtic hit the Dons for six, literally, in a statement win that teed up a Premier Sports Cup Final with Rangers, but things ramp up a gear again with RB Leipzig coming to town to mark the halfway point of the Champions League league phase. That hammering in Dortmund was sobering but there have been more Euro positives than negatives for Rodgers this season, and up against a team yet to win in this season’s competition, there’s a tangible chance of adding more points to the board.
He’s not likely to change much from the Hampden rout and the big question among punters may be who starts up front. Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn are both shoo-ins for the front three, and it would seem harsh to drop Kyogo after his goal at the weekend, but the more robust Adam Idah was fancied for the fight against Atalanta in Italy – a decision that ultimately paid off.
Liam Scales may be hoping for a return too after losing out to Auston Trusty at the national stadium. In midfield, the trio of Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate and Arne Engels will take some moving – although Paulo Bernardo and Luke McCowan have stated their cases recently.
Predicted Celtic XI
Provisional Celtic squad
Goalkeepers
- Kasper Schmeichel
- Viljami Sinisalo
- Scott Bain
Defenders
- Alistair Johnston
- Greg Taylor
- Liam Scales
- Auston Trusty
- Alex Valle
- Maik Nawrocki
- Cameron Carter-Vickers
- Anthony Ralston
- Stephen Welsh
Midfielders
- Reo Hatate
- Luis Palma
- Nicolas Kuhn
- Yang Hyun-jun
- Luke McCowan
- Arne Engels
- Paulo Bernardo
- Callum McGregor
- James Forrest
Forwards
- Kyogo Furuhashi
- Adam Idah
- Daizen Maeda