Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic starting team to face Real Madrid with Kyogo Furuhashi named on the bench for the huge night under the lights.
The Japan international was forced off in the early stages of Saturday's hammering of Rangers with a shoulder injury but he was snapped in training yesterday ahead of the blockbuster Champions League opener with Los Blancos and he has now officially been named amongst the substitutes with Giorgos Giakoumakis leading the line.
Celtic returned to Europe's top table after winning back the Premiership title from Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men last season. They gained automatic qualification for this stage and have been handed the ultimate test against the reigning competition holders. It's the dream draw the support and players have always wanted as they go head-to-head with the elite of club football.
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The Scottish champions have made a stunning start to the domestic season with six wins from six in the league scoring a whopping 25 goals already in those outings. They have also reached the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final but this is a completely different test and Postecoglou has named the side he hopes can get off to the perfect start and send shock waves across Europe.
Veteran goalkeeper Joe Hart starts in goal with the defence made up of Greg Taylor, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Moritz Jenz and Josip Juranovic.
Skipper Callum McGregor is joined in midfield by Matt O'Riley and Reo Hatate.
Jota and Liel Abada take up the wide berths - with the latter on a red hot scoring streak going into this one - and they are joined by Giakoumakis in the Hoops forward line.
CELTIC XI: Hart, Juranovic, Jenz, Carter-Vickers, Taylor, McGregor, O'Riley, Hatate, Jota, Abda, Giakoumakis
Subs: Bain, Siegrist, Kyogo, Haksabanovic, Mooy, Turnbull, McCarthy, Bernabei, Maeda, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh.
REAL MADRID XI: Courtois, Carvajal, E.Militao, Alaba, Kroos, Benzema, Modric, Valverde, Tchouameni, Vini JR, F Mendy
Subs: Lunin, Luis Lopez, Nacho, Hazard, Asensio, Camavinga, Lucas V, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Rudiger, Mariano.
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