Celtic will aim to pick up their first Europa League points of the season when they welcome Spanish outfit Celta Vigo to Parkhead this Thursday night (kick-off: 8pm).
Martin O’Neill’s men have lost both their opening games in the competition against Ferencvaros and Benfica, but will head into the game against their La Liga opponents with confidence, having destroyed title rivals Hearts 7-1 at Parkhead in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.
As for their opponents, Celta Vigo, they’re also looking for their first Europa League points of the campaign. Back-to-back defeats against Omonoia and Juventus mean they are narrowly ahead of Celtic in 28th place on goal difference. However, they were also buoyed by a positive weekend result in the league as they ran out 2-1 winners at home to Alaves.
Ahead of the game at Parkhead, The Scotsman has all the latest team news:
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1. Cameron Carter-Vickers - Celtic - OUT
The big American has missed the club's last three games, and isn't expected to return until the league clash against Hibs at the weekend. | PA Photo: PA
2. Andrei Radu - Celta Vigo - OUT
The backup stopper is ruled out with a shoulder injury, and will be sidelined for the next few weeks. | Getty Images
3. Jota - Celtic - INELIGIBLE
The Portuguese fan favourite made his comeback from an 18 month layoff due to an ACL injury against Motherwell a fortnight ago, and stepped up his recovery with further minutes against Hearts at the weekend. However, he'll play no part against Celta Vigo after being left out of the Europa League squad. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
4. Borja Iglesias - Celta Vigo - OUT
The World Cup winning forward is out of the game against Celtic after tearing his thigh in training last week. He'll be out for some weeks. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images