Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Josh McCafferty

Celtic squad for Champions League knockouts confirmed

Celtic's squad for the knockout stages of the Champions League has been confirmed.

Brendan Rodgers has made three alterations to his 25-man list, with Alex Valle, Kyogo Furuhashi, Stephen Welsh and Luis Palma all dropping out.

Into the squad comes new signings Jeffrey Schlupp and Jota, with loan returnee Johnny Kenny also taking a berth.


Read more: 


The news comes as the Parkhead side prepare to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their hotly anticipated Champions League knockout stage playoff tie next Wednesday.

Celtic host the German giants before travelling to the Allianz Arena for the return match-up six days later.

The deadline for Rodgers to submit his new squad was at 11pm on Thursday evening.

Full Celtic squad for Champions League knockouts

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Viljami Sinisalo, Scott Bain.

Defenders: Alistair Johnston, Greg Taylor, Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Jeffrey Schlupp, Maik Nawrocki, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Anthony Ralston, Dane Murray.

Midfielders: Reo Hatate, Nicolas Kuhn, Yang Hyun-jun, Luke McCowan, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Jota.

Forwards: Johnny Kenny, Adam Idah, Daizen Maeda.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.