Celtic turn their attention to the Europa League this week they face Stuttgart in the first leg of the last 16 playoffs at Parkhead (kick-off: 8pm).
Having moved within three points of Premiership leaders Hearts thanks to Julian Araujo’s dramatic 97th-minute winner in the 3-2 victory over Kilmarnock at the weekend, Martin O’Neill’s men will look to fly the flag as the only Scottish side still left in European competition this season.
They’ll face an in-form Stuttgart side that currently sits fourth in the Bundesliga table and enters the game on the back of a morale-boosting 3-1 home victory over Koln. With their fifth win in the last six games in all competitions, head coach Sebastian Hoeneß will be aiming to get a positive result in Glasgow ahead of next week’s second leg at the MVP Arena.
Ahead of the game at Parkhead, The Scotsman has all the early team news:
13. Michel-Ange Balikwisha - Celtic - INELIGIBLE
The DR Congo winger is out of the picture at Celtic Park despite only signing for the club in the summer, and has been left out of O'Neill's squad for the Europa League playoff clash. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
14. Tomas Cvancara - Celtic - AVAILABLE
The Czech striker has been added to the club's Europa League squad and is available for selection. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
15. Callum Osmand - Celtic - OUT
The Welsh striker was forced to undergo surgery on a hamstring injury at the back end of last year, and isn't expected to return until March. He's been removed from the Europa League squad as a result of the problem. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
16. Cameron Carter-Vickers - Celtic - OUT
Expected to miss the rest of the season with an Achilles problem and has been removed from the Europa League squad as a result of that injury. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images