Following a Man of the Match display against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday evening, Cameron Carter-Vickers has been named in the Champions League Team of the Week for Matchday Six…

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The United States internationalist defended resolutely as Celtic kept Dinamo Zagreb quiet for majority of the encounter at the Maksimir Stadium. Rarely, the Hoops have now kept back-to-back clean sheets away from home in Europe’s elite club competition.

Solid defensive performances

Solid defensive performances domestically have been a familiar pattern for Carter-Vickers and his teammates so far this season but to do it on the European stage is even more impressive.

Despite suffering a set-back against Club Brugge in the previous matchday with a bizarre own-goal, the 26 year-old powerhouse bounced back formidably with an admirable performance in Croatia’s capital on Tuesday night.

Duo Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty seem to have built up a secure partnership in central defence, with Kasper Schmeichel’s reliability in net also contributing.

Amongst quality company

Carter-Vickers is amongst quality company in this week’s Champions League Team of the Week. Included in the starting XI are Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Real Madrid centre-back Tony Rudiger, and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann.

Up next for Carter-Vickers and his Hoops colleagues is theRangers at Hampden Park on Sunday for the much-anticipated Premier Sports Cup final. A huge contest for Brendan Rodgers and his side awaits as they will be aiming to clinch trophy number 119 in the club’s illustrious 137-year history.

The full UEFA Champions League Team of the Week can be seen here:

GK – Marco Bizot [Brest]
RB – Nordi Mukiele [Bayer Leverkusen]
CB – Cameron Carter-Vickers [Celtic]
CB – Tony Rudiger [Real Madrid]
LB – Andy Robertson [Liverpool]
CM – Angelo Stiller [VfB Stuttgart]
CM – Youri Tielemans [Aston Villa]
CM – Michael Olise [Bayern Munich]
RW – Bukayo Saka [Arsenal]
LW – Igor Paixao [Feyenoord]
ST – Antoine Griezmann [Atletico Madrid]