Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has named his Hoops side to face Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park in Matchday Two of the Champions League.
With the Bhoys on top form at the weekend after a convincing 6-0 win against St Johnstone in Perth.
Rodgers has a tough decision tonight between starting Reo Hatate or Paulo Bernardo in midfield, with even the Celtic support divided on who to start.
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Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal with an unchanged back four, Alistair Johnston starts at right-back and Austin Trusty at right centre-back.
The USA international is now starting his third consecutive game in place of the injured Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Liam Scales continues at left centre-back, having been named Man of the Match against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League, last time out, with Greg Taylor capping off the back four.
Callum McGregor leads the heart of midfield, with the skipper in sensational goal-scoring form from distance since the start of the season.
Record signing Arne Engels also starts alongside Paulo Bernardo, who is favoured over Reo Hatate due to his recent form being too good for Rodgers to ignore, with goals against St Johnstone and Falkirk in the last two games.
Celtic’s front three remains unchanged from last time out, with Nicolas Kühn on the right-hand side.
The German winger provided two assists against St Johnstone at the weekend, while Kyogo Furuhashi leads the line after netting a brace in Perth.
Daizen Maeda completes the starting 11, having also scored at the weekend.
His work rate was once again evident, tracking back late in the game to stop a Saints counter-attack.
Kickoff for tonight’s game is 8pm, and it is live on TNT Sports 2.
